Isaiah 66:3 KJV

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:1-24

Isaiah 66. Here divisions are hard to define. The theme— the coming punishment of the apostates and the coming glory of the pious— is pursued now on one side, now on the other. Isaiah 66:1-Numbers : . An Attack on the Projectors of a Rival Temple.— Those Jews who refused to accept the reformed religion apparently proposed to set up a rival temple. Yahweh scornfully demands of them in what manner of building they would house Him, whose habitation is the universe. These things— a temple and a... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 66:3

Solomon, Proverbs 15:8, gives us a short but full commentary on the whole verse, The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. He that killeth an ox, that is, for sacrifice, as it is expounded by the next words, he that sacrificeth a lamb. The comparisons show God’s detestation of ceremonial performances from men of wicked hearts and lives. He that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol: from hence it is plain that the prophet is not here reflecting upon idolatrous worship, but... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 66:1-24

Chapter 66Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? ( Isaiah 66:1 )They're going to build a new temple, but God says, "Hey, don't need it." And this is that temple that will probably be built at the covenant of the antichrist. Thus saith the Lord, "The heaven is My throne, the earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build for Me? Where is the place of My rest?"For all... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:1-24

Isaiah 66:1 . The heaven is my throne. This chapter applies to Isaiah’s time, as well as to future times; and though the Lord rejected the impure worship of the temple, yet he would dwell with the contrite and with the tremblers at his word. It seems from the connection to import, that God would forsake his sanctuary, and dwell with those who worship him in spirit and in truth. Where is the house that ye build unto me? These words are spoken to designate the grandeur and immensity of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 66:3

Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an oxWorship and wickednessOur prophet affirms, that the sacrifices offered by the wicked and hypocritical among the Jews, being attended with enormous crimes and profane rites, and not presented with pure hearts, according to the Divine appointment, were an abomination to the Lord.They intermixed impious ceremonies and odious superstitions with the sacrifices which they offered to the Most High. (R. Macculloch.)Hateful sacrificesThe first part of the verse runs... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 66:3

Isa 66:3 He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. Ver. 3. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man. ] Unless, together with his ox, he kill his corruptions, and lay fast hold upon Christ (who himself was sacrificed for us,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 66:3

killeth: Isaiah 1:11-Ezra :, Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:27, Amos 5:21, Amos 5:22 lamb: or, kid cut: Deuteronomy 23:18 as if he offered: Isaiah 66:17, Isaiah 65:3, Isaiah 65:4, Deuteronomy 14:8 burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of, Leviticus 2:2 they have: Isaiah 65:12, Judges 5:8, Judges 10:14 Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:18 - an abomination Leviticus 11:7 - swine Leviticus 17:4 - he hath Leviticus 19:7 - abominable Leviticus 26:31 - I will not smell Joshua 4:7 - memorial Judges 11:31 - and I... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 66:3

He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.He that, … — Solomon, Proverbs 15:8, gives a full commentary on the whole verse; The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord.As if — From hence it is plain, that the prophet is not... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:3

3. But as to men of undevout character, who do not seek God with broken hearts hearts crushed under a sense of sin their sacrifices are an offence to Jehovah and a curse to themselves. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man Here follow three other similar propositions, having for their subjects things required in religious offerings under the ritual law: all together, they are the ox, the lamb, the oblation, and offering of incense. Things offset against these are utterly forbidden... read more