Why would an all-powerful, omnipresent, omniscient god want lesser beings to worship and give offerings to him? [Spirituality & Religion]

That sounds like something a narcissistic sociopath would do.

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That is exactly what it sounds like. It would be considered an abusive relationship in any other context—even a parental one, which is closest to what the teachings describe.