Isa 1:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. appear before me —in the temple where the Shekinah, resting on the ark, was the symbol of God's presence ( ). who hath required this —as if you were doing God a service by such hypocritical offerings ( ). God did require it ( ), but not in this spirit ( ). courts —areas, in which the worshippers were. None but priests entered the temple itself.

Isaiah 1:12

12. appear before me—in the temple where the Shekinah, resting on the ark, was the symbol of God's presence (Ex 23:15; 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.