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 says the Lord God, “Go, let everyone serve his idols; but later you shall most certainly listen to Me, and you shall no longer profane My holy name with your gifts and with your idols.
Malachi 1:10
“Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
Matthew 15:9
‘But in vain do they worship Me,
For they teach as doctrines the precepts of men.’”
Luke 11:42 “But woe (judgment is coming) to you Pharisees, because you [self-righteously] tithe mint and rue and every garden herb [tending to all the minutiae], and yet disregard and neglect justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others.
Incense
Isaiah 66:3
“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood;
He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol.
Such people have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man;
He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck;
He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood;
He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol.
Such people have chosen their own ways,
And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable and offensive [to the Lord].
How much more [unacceptable and insulting can it be] when he brings it with evil intention?
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable and offensive [to the Lord].
How much more [unacceptable and insulting can it be] when he brings it with evil intention?
It is
1 Corinthians 11:17
But in giving this next instruction, I do not praise you, because when you meet together it is not for the better but for the worse.
Philippians 1:15
Some, it is true, are [actually] preaching Christ out of envy and rivalry [toward me—for no better reason than a competitive spirit or misguided ambition], but others out of goodwill and a loyal spirit [toward me].
Iniquity
Psalm 78:40
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!
How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [but seek to please Him], by whom you were sealed and marked [branded as God’s own] for the day of redemption [the final deliverance from the consequences of sin].
General references
Isaiah 57:12
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.
“I will declare your [hypocritical] righteousness and your deeds,
But they will not benefit you.