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He burnt his burnt offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace-offerings, on the altar.
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The Form Without the Foundation
Commentators note that King Ahaz's sacrifices—burnt offerings, peace offerings, etc.—mimicked the correct forms prescribed in God's Law. However, by performing them on a pagan-inspired altar of his own design, he engaged in empty ritual. This serves as a warning that religious activity, without a foundation in God's revealed will and Word, can become a meaningless ceremony designed to soothe a guilty conscience rather than truly honor God.
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19th Century
Anglican
And he burnt his burnt offering... —The verse describes the thank-offering of Ahaz for his recent deliverance from deadly peril. From the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he burnt his burnt offering, and his meat offering Which went together according to the law of God, and was imit…
Presbyterian
God's altar had until then been kept in its place and in use; but Ahaz put another to replace it. The natural human inclination toward some form of…
