For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, Cross References Deuteronomy 17:3 and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven--which I have forbidden-- 1 Samuel 15:22 But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. Psalm 40:6 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. Psalm 51:16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. Jeremiah 32:30 For the children of Israel and of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth; indeed, they have done nothing but provoke Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD. Hosea 6:6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Treasury of Scripture For I spoke not to your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: nor. 1 Samuel 15:22 Psalm 40:6 Psalm 50:8-17 burnt offerings. |