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64 Bible Verses about Bad Offering
When you choose to live without God, it's easy to lose that awareness of Him and start making choices that aren't aligned with His ways. Maybe you haven't truly encountered Him yet. Our hearts can be so deceitful, always looking for ways to satisfy our own twisted desires, driven by that inner restlessness.
The only way to live a righteous life is to keep God's word close to your heart and follow His will. That's how genuine goodness grows from deep within.
God isn't pleased when offerings are misused. They should be used to grow His work and spread the Gospel to everyone, fulfilling the command He gave us. Prayer is key to making sure your offerings are used the right way and that you're following God's leading.
And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift upon it, he is obligated.Ye foolish and blind men, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
And ye shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I cast out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.But I have said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples.Ye shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. And ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems
Thou shall not sacrifice to LORD thy God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a blemish [or] anything bad, for that is an abomination to LORD thy God.
And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men.Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.I fast twice per Sabbath. I tithe all things, as many as I acquire.But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man.I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob me. But ye say, How have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
If therefore thou should bring thy gift to the altar, and remember there that thy brother has anything against thee,leave there thy gift before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then, after coming, bring thy gift.
For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering,but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And ye say, How have we despised thy naYe offer polluted bread upon my altar. And ye say, How have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of LORD is contemptible.And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [ye say,] It is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, It is no evil! Present it now to thy governor. Will he be pleased with thee, or will he accept thy person? says LORD of hosts.
that ye may be accepted, [ye shall offer] a male without blemish, of the bullocks, of the sheep, or of the goats.But whatever has a blemish, that ye shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought an offering to LORD of the fruit of the ground.And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering,but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
And if it has any blemish, [as] lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, thou shall not sacrifice it to LORD thy God.
But whatever has a blemish, that ye shall not offer, for it shall not be acceptable for you.And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace-offerings to LORD to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a skin tumor, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these to LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar to LORD.
And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [ye say,] It is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, It is no evil! Present it now to thy governor. Will he be pleased with thee, or will he accept thy person? says LORD of hosts.
Ye offer polluted bread upon my altar. And ye say, How have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of LORD is contemptible.
And when ye offer a sacrifice of peace-offerings to LORD, ye shall offer it that ye may be accepted.
Ye also say, Behold, what a weariness it is! And ye have sniffed at it, says LORD of hosts. And ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick. Thus ye bring the offering. Should I accept this at yourBut cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to LORD a blemished thing. For I am a great King, says LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the Gentiles.
And Samuel said, Has LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination. How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind!
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old. Ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats.
Besides the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering of it, ye shall offer them (they shall be to you without blemish), and their drink-offerings.
What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says LORD. I have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts. And I do not delight in the blood of bullocks or of lambs or of he-goats.When ye come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand--to trample my courts?Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.
Thus says lord LORD: Let it suffice you, O rulers of Israel. Remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness. Take away your exactions from my people, says lord LORD.Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
And having looked up, he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury.And he also saw a certain poor widow there casting in two mites.And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than they all.For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.
And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT), teaching the commandments and doctrines of men
To what purpose does there come to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Why shall I come before LORD, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?Will LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.But when thou do charity, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does,so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.
For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering.The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law--justice and mercy and faith. These things must be done, and not neglecting t
Take ye from among you an offering to LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it--LORD's offering: gold, and silver, and brass,
And having sat down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the multitude cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much.And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans.And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.
ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Judge me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in LORD without wavering.Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
And if I dole out all things possessed by me, and if I deliver my body so that I may be burned, and have not love, I benefit nothing.
I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.
But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to LORD a blemished thing. For I am a great King, says LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the Gentiles.
Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap.Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Ye ask, and do not receive, because ye ask wrongly, so that ye may spend on your pleasures.
For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit is against the flesh. For these are hostile to each other, so that whatever these things are ye may want, ye may not do.
Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.
Who shall ascend into the hill of LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?He who has clean hands, and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob me. But ye say, How have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.Ye are cursed with the curse, for ye rob me, even this whole nation.Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, says LORD of hosts, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be
or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.
For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.For it is not, so that ease is for others and stress for you, but out of parity your abundance at the present time is for the need of those men.So that the abundance of those men may also happen for your need, so that there may become equity,as it is written, he of much did not abound, and he of little did not lack.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold property,and kept back from the price, his wife also having joint awareness. And having brought a certain part, he placed it at the apostles' feet.But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?While it remained, did it not remain to thee? And after it was sold, it was in thine authority. Why is it that thou have placed this matter in thy heart? Thou have not lied to men, but to God.
Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.
And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, because of which he was reported to be righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through it, he who died still speaks.
Upon the first day of the week let each of you set something aside near himself, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come no collections may be made then.
For as many as are from works of law are under a curse, for it is written, Cursed is every man who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and enliven me in thy ways.
Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.