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For I didn`t speak to your fathers, nor command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
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Obedience Over Ritual
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse isn't a literal denial of the sacrificial laws. Rather, it's a powerful statement of priority. God's foundational covenant with Israel was based on hearing His voice and obeying His moral law (like the Ten Commandments). Sacrificial rituals were secondary, intended to support this relationship, not substitute for it.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
I spake not ... concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. —“Concerning” is, literally, for, or with a view t…
Baptist
You have heard what God said to them when they came out of Egypt.
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I spoke not unto your fathers Meaning not Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but Moses, Aaron, and others, who were living at…
Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
First, the prophet sets aside their confidence in sacrifices. He reveals God’s perspective with the words, add burnt offerings to you…
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