Isa 58:1-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 58:1-4: 58:1-4 This is a charge against religious Israelites who were pleased with themselves because of their religious activities.

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‏ Isaiah 58:1-4

Summary for Isa 58:1-4: 58:1-4 ^a This is a charge against religious Israelites who were pleased with themselves because of their religious activities.
58:2 ^b they act so pious (literally they seek me): They may have been truly committed to a religious form, but they failed to truly meet God in their religious activities.
58:3 ^c Fasting should be a time of self-deprivation in order to focus on God and pleasing him (Lev 16:29 ^d; see Zech 7:5 ^e). However, these people were only interested in pleasing themselves and continuing in their sins.