The word "korban קָרְבָּן" comes from the root "keirev קרב" which means "to approach, near, to come closer ". From this root are taken the words "relatives, close": it is about approaching HaShem in the right way.
The service of the korbanot brings together man and his Creator. Sin divides and disunites.
The korban unites and brings about reconciliation. On the other hand, whenever the Torah mentions a sacrifice, it does not say "a sacrifice for Elohim אֱלֹהִים" but "a sacrifice for Hashem יְהוָה".
The sacred Tetragrammaton YHVH יְהוָה expresses the measure of grace, midat rechamim. The korbanot are an expression of grace! It is out of compassion that HaShem accepts the sinner's act of reconciliation and He offered His Son for this reconciliation:
Romans 5: 9-10 Much rather then, having now been justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath by him. For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
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