Amos 5:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Amos 5:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Amos 5:22 is a verse from the book of Amos in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Amos 5:22 — NIV
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Cross-References for Amos 5:22
““The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the LORD. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no pleasure in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.”
Shares the theme of God rejecting insincere worship and sacrifices.
“For I did not speak to your ancestors or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt;”
Emphasizes obedience and righteousness over ritualistic sacrifices.
“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Highlights God's preference for mercy, love, and knowledge of Him over mere sacrifices.
“With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Similar sentiment about God's desire for justice, mercy, and humility rather than just sacrifices.
“I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me. But I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,”
Similar theme of God not needing sacrifices for His own benefit, but desiring something else from His people.
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