12. appear before me--in the temple where the Shekinah, resting on
the ark, was the symbol of God's presence
(Ex 23:15;
Ps 42:2).
who hath required this--as if you were doing God a service by such
hypocritical offerings
(Job 35:7).
God did require it
(Ex 23:17),
but not in this spirit
(Mic 6:6, 7).
courts--areas, in which the worshippers were. None but priests
entered the temple itself.
JFB.
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