Micah 6:7

God's Word

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with endless streams of olive oil? Should I give him my firstborn child because of my rebellious acts? Should I give him my young child for my sin?

Cross References

2 Kings 16:3

He followed the example of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son by burning him alive. Sacrificing ⌞children⌟ was one of the disgusting things done by the nations that the Lord had forced out of the Israelites’ way.

2 Kings 21:6

He burned his son as a sacrifice, consulted fortunetellers, cast evil spells, and appointed ⌞royal⌟ mediums and psychics. He did many things that made the Lord furious.

2 Kings 23:10

Josiah also made Topheth in the valley of Ben Hinnom unclean so that people would never again sacrifice their sons or daughters by burning them to the god Molech.

2 Kings 3:27

Then he took his firstborn son, who would have succeeded him as king, and sacrificed him on the wall as a burnt offering. There was bitter anger against the Israelites. So they went home to their own country.

Job 29:6

my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.

Psalm 50:9

⌞But⌟ I will not accept ⌞another⌟ young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.

Psalm 51:16

You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one ⌞to you⌟. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.

Psalm 51:18

Favor Zion with your goodness. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Proverbs 15:8

A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the Lord than offering a sacrifice.

Isaiah 1:1

This is the vision which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem at the time of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.

Isaiah 40:16

All the trees in Lebanon are not enough to burn an offering. Its wild animals are not enough for a single burnt offering.

Jeremiah 19:5

They have built worship sites to burn their children as sacrifices to Baal. I didn’t ask them or command them to do this. It never entered my mind.

Jeremiah 6:20

Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me. Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me. I won’t accept your burnt offerings. I’m not pleased with your sacrifices.

Jeremiah 7:31

They have built worship sites at Topheth in the valley of Ben Hinnom in order to burn their sons and daughters as sacrifices. I did not ask for this. It never entered my mind.

Ezekiel 23:37

They have committed adultery. Their hands are covered with blood. They commit adultery with their idols. They have sacrificed the children they gave birth to for me as burnt offerings to idols.

Hosea 5:6

They go with their sheep and their cattle to search for the Lord, but they can’t find him. He has left them.

Hosea 6:6

I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.

Leviticus 18:21

Never give your children as sacrifices to the god Molech ⌞by burning them alive⌟. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 20:1

The Lord spoke to Moses,

Amos 5:22

Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. I won’t even look at the fellowship offerings of your choicest animals.

Philemon 1:12

I am sending him back to you. This is like sending you a part of myself.

Judges 11:31

then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from Ammon will belong to the Lord. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

Judges 11:39

At the end of those two months she came back to her father. He did to her what he had vowed, and she never had a husband. So the custom began in Israel

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said, “Is the Lord as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams.