Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

With a wicked mind

General references

Bible References

Sacrifice

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 28:9
Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.
1 Samuel 13:12
I thought: The Philistines will now descend on me at Gilgal, and I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor. So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”
1 Samuel 15:21
The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder—the best of what was set apart for destruction—to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”
Psalm 50:8
I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or for your burnt offerings,
which are continually before Me.
Isaiah 1:11
“What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 66:3
One slaughters an ox, one kills a man;
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Jeremiah 6:20
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba
or sweet cane from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please Me.
Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your view? Yes, I too have seen it.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.
Amos 5:21
I hate, I despise your feasts!
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.

With a wicked mind

Matthew 23:14
[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

General references

Leviticus 11:34
Any edible food coming into contact with that unclean water will become unclean, and any drinkable liquid in any container will become unclean.
James 1:7
That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

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