Hebrew Scripture is filled with stories of God stooping down to reveal himself within the darkened understanding of Man, progressively moving us towards the fullest revelation unveiled in the face of Jesus. God made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. These are the people God dispersed over the face of the earth at Babel. He would use Abraham's obedience to bless all the nations of the earth, entering into their darkness, and meeting them where they were. God would enter into the darkness of ancient civilizations centered around the ritual sacrifice of animals and even children, leading his children on a trajectory that will eventually end the sacrificial system altogether. Jesus, the visible image of the invisible God, who can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing, came to earth forgiving sin without any need of sacrifice or blood.