Isaiah 1:12 Meaning
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
Context Explained
10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
13Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 29:13
Both verses highlight the issue of worship that is not sincere.
James 1:27
True religion involves caring for others, contrasting with empty rituals.
Amos 5:21-24
Both passages express God's disdain for insincere worship.
Source: Isaiah 1:12