The main job of the Old Testament priest was to offer sacrifices to God. This system of sacrifices was the center of the entire Jewish worship of God. The message of God's anger with sin could not be escaped, since the system was one long spilling of blood. This fact shows us the terrible nature of our sin, and the total awful reality of our separation from God. Every man, woman and child apart from Christ are separated from God and deserve damnation for our sin. But God has shown us mercy and sent us a Savior...