Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 1:12
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Isaiah1:12
12. appear before me--in the temple where the Shekinah, resting on the ark, was the symbol of God's presence (Ex 23:15; Psa 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 (Mi 6:6, 7).
courts--areas, in which the worshippers were. None but priests entered the temple itself.
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