Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

To my face

Bible References

A people

Isaiah 3:8
"For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because what they say and do opposes the LORD; they keep defying him.
Deuteronomy 32:16
They provoked him to jealousy over foreigners and to anger over detestable things.
2 Kings 17:14
But they would not listen. Instead, they were stubborn, just like their ancestors had been, who did not believe in the LORD their God.
2 Kings 22:17
because they have abandoned me, burned incense to other gods, and they have provoked me to anger with everything that they've done. Therefore my anger is kindled against this place and it won't be quenched!'"
Psalm 78:40
How they rebelled against him in the desert, grieving him in the wilderness!
Jeremiah 32:30
Indeed, the Israelis and Judeans have been doing only evil in my presence since their youth. Indeed, the Israelis have done nothing but provoke me by what they have made with their hands," declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 8:17
"Do you see this, Son of Man?" he asked me. "Is it an insignificant thing for Judah's house to commit the detestable things that they're doing here? They've filled the land with violence and turned away from me, causing me to become angry again. Look how they're sniffing with their noses!
Matthew 23:32
Then finish what your ancestors started!

To my face

Job 1:11
However, stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 2:5
However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

That sacrificeth

Isaiah 1:29
They'll be ashamed of the oak trees that you desired; and you'll blush because of the gardens that you have chosen.
Isaiah 66:17
"Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves, following the one at the center of those who eat the meat of pigs, disgusting things, and rats, are all alike," says the LORD.
Leviticus 17:5
"This statute is required so that the Israelis may bring their sacrifices that they have been sacrificing to the LORD in the open field to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, where they are to slaughter their peace offering to the LORD.
Jeremiah 3:6
In the time of King Josiah the LORD told me, "Have you seen what unfaithful Israel did? She went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and she committed fornication there.
Ezekiel 20:28
I brought them to the land that I had promised to give them. But whenever they saw any high hill and or any leafy tree, they slaughtered their sacrifices there and presented their offerings that provoked my anger. There they presented their pleasing aromas and poured out their drink offering.

Altars

Exodus 20:24
You are to make an altar of earth for me, and you are to sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, and your cattle. Everywhere I cause my name to be remembered, I'll come to you and bless you.
Exodus 30:1
"You are to make an altar for burning incense. You are to make it of acacia wood.

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