The offering of sacrifice unto the Lord had been committed to the priests and Levites, and had been restricted to the altar at Shiloh; but He who had established the Jewish economy, and to whom all its services pointed, had power to change its requirements. In this instance he saw fit to depart from the ritual appointment. It was of great importance that the deliverance of Israel should be preceded by a solemn protest against the worship of Baal, and an acknowledgment of Jehovah as the only true and living God.

At sende et offer til Herren, var blevet overdraget præster og levitter, og var blevet begrænset til Silos alter; men Han som havde oprettet den jødiske husholdning, og hvem alle tjenester peger hen til, havde magt til at ændre disse krav. I dette tilfælde så han det var rigtigt at forlade den rituelle bestemmelse. Det var af største betydning at Israels udfrielse skulle ske som en højtidelig protest mod baaldyrkelsen, og en anerkendelse af Jehova som den eneste sande og levende Gud.