Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
What purpose
General references
Bible References
What purpose
Isaiah 66:3
He slaughtering the ox, striking a man; he sacrificing a sheep, broke a dog's neck; he bringing up a gift, swine's blood; he making remembrance of frankincense, praising vanity; also they chose their ways, and in their abominations their soul delighted.
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel will say, Was it pleasing to Jehovah in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as to hear to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to hear, above a good sacrifice, and to hearken, above the fat of rams.
Psalm 50:8
Not for thy sacrifices will I reprove thee and for thy burnt-offerings, being always before me.
Psalm 51:16
For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the unjust is an abomination, for also he will bring it in mischief.
Jeremiah 6:20
Wherefore this to me shall frankincense come from Sheba, and the good cane from a land from far off? your burnt-offerings are not for acceptance, and your sacrifices were not sweet to me.
Jeremiah 7:21
Thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel; Add your burnt-offerings upon your sacrifices and eat flesh.
Amos 5:21
I hated, I rejected your festivals, and I will not smell in your assemblies.
Micah 6:7
Will Jehovah delight in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of torrents of oil? shall I give my first-born my transgression? the fruit of my belly, the sin of my soul?
Matthew 9:13
And having gone, learn what is this, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the just, but the sinful to repentance.
General references
Numbers 7:27
One bullock, son of a cow, one ram, one lamb, son of his year, for a burnt-offering:
Numbers 29:17
And in the second day, twelve bullocks, sons of a cow, two rams, fourteen blameless lambs, sons of a year.
Isaiah 57:12
I will announce thy justice and thy works, and they shall not profit thee.