"Does he really believe these people came to offer sacrifice?"
Who is the God to whom we shall offer sacrifice?
They offered extraordinary sacrifices and didn't ever think of making benefits for themselves.
He offered every day small sacrifices to try to "please Jesus".
"We've come to offer sacrifice," one woman managed to say.
They also offer sacrifices to the sharks in the form of pigs.
He offers sacrifices at the village shrine and acts as judge over the community.
Don't fight the gods; it would be better to offer sacrifice.
Sailors went out of their way to offer sacrifice.
It's a long story, but the ending is that they offer sacrifices to the spirit world.