Gen 4:3-5, 1Sa 13:12-13, 15:21-22, Psa 50:8-18, Pro 15:8, 21:27 | ESV | STEP | In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground ,

Genesis 4:3-5

3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of ^athe fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of ^bthe firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord ^chad regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but ^dfor Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.

1 Samuel 13:12-13

12 I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, ^e“You have done foolishly. ^fYou have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

1 Samuel 15:21-22

21 ^gBut the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.” 22 And Samuel said,

^h“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, ⁱto obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.

Psalms 50:8-18

8 Not for your sacrifices ^jdo I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house
or goats from your folds.
10 For every beast of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 ^kI know all the birds of the hills,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
^lfor the world and its fullness are mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 ^mOffer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, ^{▼▼Or Make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God}
and ^operform your vows to the Most High,
15 and ^pcall upon me in the day of trouble;
I will ^qdeliver you, and you shall ^rglorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 ^sFor you hate discipline,
^tand you cast my words behind you.
18 If you see a thief, ^uyou are pleased with him,
^vand you keep company with adulterers.

Proverbs 15:8

8 ^wThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but ^xthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 21:27

27 ^yThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more ^zwhen he brings it with evil intent.