Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Incense
Iniquity
General references
Bible References
Vain
Ezekiel 20:39
As for you, O house of Israel, thus hath the Lord GOD said: Go, serve ye each one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me, but do not pollute my holy name any longer with your gifts and with your idols.
Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors or tend the fire on my altar for free? I have no pleasure in you, said the LORD of the hosts, neither will the offering from your hand be agreeable unto me.
Matthew 15:9
But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and pass over the judgment and the charity of God; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Incense
Isaiah 66:3
He that kills an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrifices a lamb as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offers an oblation as if he offered swine's blood; he that burns incense as if he blessed iniquity. They have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination; how much more, when he brings it with lewdness?
It is
1 Corinthians 11:17
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not: that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach the Christ even out of envy and strife, but others also out of good will.
Iniquity
Psalm 78:40
How often did they provoke him in the wilderness and grieve him in the desert!
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God with which ye are sealed for the day of redemption.
General references
Isaiah 57:12
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.