Could animal sacrifices take away sin?
No, the blood of animal sacrifices could not take away sin. They served as examples and looked forward to the one sacrifice that could—the blood of Christ. God demanded shed blood for His own reason, but the animals' blood was insufficient to remove sin.
Les explains that the animal sacrifices were examples, but those animals' blood couldn't take away sin; they looked forward to the one that could, the blood of Christ. He notes that God is sovereign and for His own reason demanded shed blood, even though some may frown at the gory concept. The sacrifices pointed ahead to Christ.