Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Bible References

Desirest

Psalm 51:6
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
Exodus 21:14
If, however, a man acts presumptuously toward his neighbor, so as to kill him craftily, you are to take him even from My altar, that he may die.
Numbers 15:27
‘Also if one person sins unintentionally, then he shall offer a one year old female goat for a sin offering.
Numbers 35:31
Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 22:22
If a man is found lying with a married woman, then both of them shall die, the man who lay with the woman, and the woman; thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Hosea 6:6
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Delightest

Psalm 40:6
Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
My ears You have opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.
Psalm 50:8
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!
Isaiah 1:11
What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
Jeremiah 7:22
For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Amos 5:21
“I hate, I reject your festivals,
Nor do I delight in your solemn assemblies.
Hebrews 10:5
Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says,
Sacrifice and offering You have not desired,
But a body You have prepared for Me;

General references

Numbers 7:27
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
Numbers 29:17
‘Then on the second day: twelve bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect;
Psalm 50:8
“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,
And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.