▁food , ▁so ▁God ▁provided ▁bre asts ▁that ▁yield ▁milk ▁to ▁feed ▁the ▁young ▁animal , ▁until ▁it ▁can ▁eat ▁dry ▁food . ▁Similarly , ▁Ma imon ides ▁taught , ▁God ▁instit uted ▁many ▁laws ▁as ▁temporary ▁measures , ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁impossible ▁for ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁suddenly ▁to ▁dis continue ▁everything ▁to ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁become ▁acc ustom ed . ▁So ▁God ▁sent ▁Mos es ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁( in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁) ▁“ a ▁kingdom ▁of ▁pri ests ▁and ▁a ▁holy ▁nation .” ▁But ▁the ▁general ▁custom ▁of ▁worship ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁was ▁sacrific ing ▁animals ▁in ▁tem ples ▁that ▁contained ▁id ols . ▁So ▁God ▁did ▁not ▁command ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁those ▁man ners ▁of ▁service , ▁but ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁continue . ▁God ▁transferred ▁to ▁God ' s ▁service ▁what ▁had ▁formerly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁worship ▁of ▁id ols , ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁to ▁serve ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁— ▁namely , ▁to ▁build ▁to ▁a ▁San ctu ary ▁( ), ▁to ▁ere ct ▁the ▁alt ar ▁to ▁God ' s ▁name ▁( ▁( 2 0 : 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ), ▁to ▁offer ▁sacrific es ▁to ▁God ▁( ), ▁to ▁bow ▁down ▁to ▁God , ▁and ▁to ▁burn ▁inc ense ▁before ▁God . ▁God ▁for bad ▁doing ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁things ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁being ▁and ▁selected ▁pri ests ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁in ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁Div ine ▁plan , ▁God