Jeremiah 7:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 7:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 7:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 7:21 — NIV
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 7:21
“For I did not speak to your ancestors or command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices when I brought them out of Egypt,”
Immediately follows and continues the thought.
“But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
Similar sentiment regarding obedience vs. sacrifice.
“I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.”
Similar theme of God not primarily desiring sacrifices.
“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Mirrors the sentiment that God desires obedience and relationship over ritual.
“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 idea of justice, mercy and humility being more important than sacrifices.
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