Except that you are missing the passages where alternatives to sacrifice are given. While dedicating the Temple, King Solomon also indicated that prayer can be used to obtain forgiveness (I Kings 8:46-50).
Odd then, no? If prayer is sufficient for forgiveness, then what mandates God to die for sins?
"God and I don't speak much. He never admits to his mistakes and still acts as if his every opinion should be carved in stone. — Trae