Deuteronomy 17:1
No ox or sheep which has a mark on it or is damaged in any way may be offered to the Lord your God: for that is disgusting to the Lord your God.
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Genesis 41:3And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.
Exodus 12:5Let your lamb be without a mark, a male in its first year: you may take it from among the sheep or the goats:
Leviticus 22:23An ox or a lamb which has more or less than its natural parts, may be given as a free offering; but it will not be taken in payment of an oath.
Deuteronomy 23:18Do not take into the house of the Lord your God, as an offering for an oath, the price of a loose woman or the money given to one used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: for these two things are disgusting to the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 25:16For all who do such things, and all whose ways are not upright, are disgusting to the Lord your God.
Proverbs 11:1Scales of deceit are hated by the Lord, but a true weight is his delight.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 17:1
The charge of this chapter is, I. Concerning the purity and perfection of all those animals that were offered in sacrifice, ver. 1 . II. Concerning the punishment of those that worshipped idols, ver. 2-7 . III. Concerning appeals from the inferior courts to the great sanhedrim, ver. 8-13 . IV. Concerning the choice and duty of a king, ver. 14 , &c. Read the whole commentary →