Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

Bible References

The table

Malachi 1:12
But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
1 Samuel 2:15
And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.
Ezekiel 41:22
The altar was made of wood, and was three cubits high and two cubits long; it had angles, and its base and sides were of wood; and he said to me, This is the table which is before the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:21
It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.
1 Corinthians 11:21
For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

General references

Exodus 25:30
And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.
Deuteronomy 15:21
But if it has any mark on it, if it is blind or has damaged legs, or if there is anything wrong with it, it may not be offered to the Lord your God.
Ezekiel 22:8
You have made little of my holy things, and have made my Sabbaths unclean.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain