Yahweh, our God, shows throughout ALL of scripture that His forgiveness is FREELY given to ALL who turn from evil and repent, without the need of bloody sacrifices of any kind. (redeeminggod.com)
They took along with them four principal priests, who made their laws and instructed them in their rites, and ceremonies and in the most superstitious, cruel, and bloody sacrifices ever known, as will be seen farther on in this account, where the sacrifices are described in detail. (religion-online.org)
So, not wanting to lose favor with the King he told them they could do their tradition of bloody sacrifice of the first born in the stable. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)