Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amos 5:25 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Amos 5:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 5 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?”
Amos 5:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Amos 5:25
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? (הַזְּבָחִים וּמִנְחָה הִגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִי בַמִּדְבָּר, hazevachim uminchah higashtem-li bamidbar)—This rhetorical question expects 'no' as the answer. During the wilderness wandering (Exodus-Deuteronomy), Israel frequently rebelled rather than worshiped. The Hebrew construction emphasizes the pronoun לִי (li, 'to ME')—even when they performed rituals, their hearts weren't directed toward Yahweh but toward idols (Acts 7:42-43 confirms this interpretation).God isn't merely criticizing ritual hypocris...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Amos 5:25
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“and gave them up to serve the army of the sky”
“and would not listen to me; they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes”
“when they had made them a molten calf”
“after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.'”
“forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness”
“and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River”
“as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.”
“and didn't walk in my statutes”
“[which were] no God”