I spake not ... concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. —“Concerning” is, literally, for, or with a view t…

You have heard what God said to them when they came out of Egypt.

The Prophet here taunts the Jews for being so diligent in their attention to sacrifices, while they had no care for piety. Therefore, he says by wa…

For I spoke not unto your fathers Meaning not Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but Moses, Aaron, and others, who were living at…

God shows that obedience was required of them. What God commanded was, Hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord thy God. The promise is…

1. First, the prophet sets aside their confidence in sacrifices. He reveals God’s perspective with the words, add burnt offerings to you…