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
Go now then, sayeth the LORD God: ye house of Israel, cast away, and destroy every man his Idols. Then shall ye hear me, and no more blaspheme my holy name with your offerings and Idols.
Malachi 1:10
Yea, what is he among you, that will do so much as to shut the doors, or to kindle the fire upon mine altar for naught? I have no pleasure in you, sayeth the LORD of Hosts: and as for the meat offering, I will not accept it at your hand.
Matthew 15:9
But in vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but men's precepts.'"
Luke 11:42
But woe be to you Pharisees: for ye tithe the mint, and rue, and all manner herbs; and pass over judgment, and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and yet not to have left the other undone.
Incense
Isaiah 66:3
For whoso slayeth an ox for me, doth me so great dishonour, as he that killeth a man. He that killeth a sheep for me, choketh a dog. He that bringeth me meat offerings, offereth swine's blood. Who so maketh me a memorial of incense, praiseth the thing that is unright. Yet take they such ways in hand, and their soul delighteth in these abominations.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the ungodly is abomination, for they offer the thing that is gotten with wickedness.
It is
1 Corinthians 11:17
This I warn you of, and commend not that ye come together: not after a better manner but after a worse.
Philippians 1:15
Some there are which preach Christ of envy and strife, and some of goodwill.
Iniquity
Psalm 78:40
O how oft did they grieve him in the wilderness? How many a time did they provoke him in the desert?
Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
General references
Isaiah 57:12
Yea, verily, I will declare thy goodness and thy works, but they shall not profit thee.