Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
Should i accept
General references
Bible References
Behold
1 Samuel 2:29
Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'
Isaiah 43:22
"But you did not call for me, O Jacob; you did not long for me, O Israel.
Amos 8:5
You say, "When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We're eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales!
Micah 6:3
"My people, how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!
Mark 14:4
But some who were present indignantly said to one another, "Why this waste of expensive ointment?
Torn
Malachi 1:7
You are offering improper sacrifices on my altar, yet you ask, 'How have we offended you?' By treating the table of the Lord as if it is of no importance!
Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 15:21
If they have any kind of blemish -- lameness, blindness, or anything else -- you may not offer them as a sacrifice to the Lord your God.
Ezekiel 4:14
And I said, "Ah, sovereign Lord, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat has never entered my mouth."
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.
Should i accept
Malachi 2:13
You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.
Isaiah 1:12
When you enter my presence, do you actually think I want this -- animals trampling on my courtyards?
Isaiah 57:6
Among the smooth stones of the stream are the idols you love; they, they are the object of your devotion. You pour out liquid offerings to them, you make an offering. Because of these things I will seek vengeance.
Jeremiah 7:9
You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.
Amos 5:21
"I absolutely despise your festivals! I get no pleasure from your religious assemblies!
Zechariah 7:5
"Speak to all the people and priests of the land as follows: 'When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months through all these seventy years, did you truly fast for me -- for me, indeed?
Matthew 6:1
"Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
General references
Leviticus 22:20
You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.