Micah 6:6
Micah · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?”Micah 6:6
What Does Micah 6:6 Mean?
Micah 6:6 is found in the book of Micah, chapter 6, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Micah 6:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 15:22“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”Matthew 9:13“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Proverbs 21:3“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”Matthew 12:7“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”Mark 12:33“And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”Hebrews 10:4“For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.”Hosea 6:6“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”Psalms 50:9“I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.”Psalms 51:16“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”Psalms 95:2“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.”Hebrews 7:1“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;”Amos 5:22“Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.”Romans 10:2“For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.”Psalms 40:6“Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”Jeremiah 6:20“To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.”Hosea 5:6“They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.”Genesis 14:19“And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:”Genesis 22:12“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”Isaiah 29:1“Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.”
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