Amos 5:21

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Summary

Amos 5:21

I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

Hate

I will

Bible References

Hate

The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The wicked person's sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

"Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?" says the Lord. "I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want.

The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog's neck; the one who presents an offering includes pig's blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol. They have decided to behave this way; they enjoy these disgusting practices.

I take no delight when they offer up to me frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.'

The Lord said to the people of Judah, "The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says: 'You might as well go ahead and add the meat of your burnt offerings to that of the other sacrifices and eat it, too!

They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.

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I will

And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done.

I will lay your cities waste and make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will refuse to smell your soothing aromas.

and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent -- a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God.