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Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can`t bear with evil assemblies.
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God Hates Hypocritical Worship
Commentators unanimously agree that God's condemnation is not against the sacrifices or festivals themselves, which He commanded. Instead, He detests them when offered with hypocritical hearts. The people were performing religious duties while living in sin. Scholars like Calvin and Barnes stress that God desires purity of heart over hollow external homage, reminding us that God sees the heart behind our worship.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bring no more - God does not intend absolutely to forbid this kind of worship, but He expresses His strong abhorrence of the manner…
19th Century
Anglican
Bring no more vain oblations.—These were of the minchah class, the “meat-offerings,” or, more properly, meal-off…
Baptist
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of God, you people of Gomorrah. To what purpose is the multitude of your sa…
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16th Century
Protestant
Bring no more vain oblations. This is a useful admonition for restraining the irregular desires of those who stubbornly persist in meaning…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Bring no more vain oblations. As all such were, which were offered up without faith in Christ, in hypocrisy, and with dep…
Judea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to remove the punishm…
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13th Century
Catholic
Hear the word of the Lord. Here the prophet provides the remedy for their punishment.
First, he calls them together to he…
