Amos 5:22
Even though you present me with burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. As for your peace offerings of fattened cattle—I will not even look at them.
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In Context
21I hate, I despise your festivals and take no delight in your religious assemblies.
23Stop your noisy worship songs. I will not listen to the melody of your harps.
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:22“Does the Lord prefer burnt offerings and sacrifices, or obedience to what he says?” Samuel asked. “Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice. Paying attention is more important than offering the fat of rams.
Psalms 50:23But those who give an offering of thanks honor me, and to those who follow the right I will show them the salvation of God.”
Psalms 116:17I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifices given by the wicked are obnoxious, worse still when they're offered with evil motives.
Amos 4:4Why don't you go to Bethel and sin? Go to Gilgal and add to your sins even more? Offer your sacrifices in the morning, bring your tithes after three days.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:22-27
Hypocritical Services Rejected; Threatenings against Israel. ( b. c. 790.) 21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offered unto me… Read the whole commentary →