以賽亞書1:11-17

1:11 耶和華說：你們所獻的許多祭物與我何益呢？公綿羊的燔祭和肥畜的脂油，我已經夠了；公牛的血，羊羔的血，公山羊的血，我都不喜悅。
1:12 你們來朝見我，誰向你們討這些，使你們踐踏我的院宇呢？
1:13 你們不要再獻虛浮的供物。香品是我所憎惡的；月朔和安息日，並宣召的大會，也是我所憎惡的；作罪孽，又守嚴肅會，我也不能容忍。
1:14 你們的月朔和節期，我心裡恨惡，我都以為麻煩；我擔當，便不耐煩。
1:15 你們舉手禱告，我必遮眼不看；就是你們多多地祈禱，我也不聽。你們的手都滿了殺人的血。
1:16 你們要洗濯、自潔，從我眼前除掉你們的惡行，要止住作惡，
1:17 學習行善，尋求公平，解救受欺壓的；給孤兒伸冤，為寡婦辨屈。

What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?

says the Lord;

I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams

and the fat of fed beasts;

I do not delight in the blood of bulls,

or of lambs, or of goats.

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When you come to appear before me,

who asked this from your hand?

Trample my courts no more;

13

bringing offerings is futile;

incense is an abomination to me.

New moon and sabbath and calling of convocation—

I cannot endure solemn assemblies with iniquity.

14

Your new moons and your appointed festivals

my soul hates;

they have become a burden to me,

I am weary of bearing them.

15

When you stretch out your hands,

I will hide my eyes from you;

even though you make many prayers,

I will not listen;

your hands are full of blood.

16

Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;

remove the evil of your doings

from before my eyes;

cease to do evil,

17

learn to do good;

seek justice,

rescue the oppressed,

defend the orphan,

plead for the widow.

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    對上帝的敬虔不是在宗教儀式，而是在日常的行為和行事為人，正如先知在這裡所說的：「你們要洗濯、自潔，從我眼前除掉你們的惡行，要止住作惡，學習行善，尋求公平，解救受欺壓的；給孤兒伸冤，為寡婦辨屈。」

    也因此先知在這裡指示給猶大百姓，對上帝的敬虔是要遵行上帝的命令，離棄罪惡歸向上帝，學習行善，尋求公平，解救受欺壓的；給孤兒伸冤，為寡婦辨屈。可見當時的猶太社會沉浸在虛假的敬拜，卻不行上帝在石界上的要求。

    今天教會要復興，不是在於敬拜是如何，而是在於基督徒的心是否願意歸向上帝，離棄罪惡來行公義，遵守上帝的命令呢！就向以色列人出埃及，上帝給她們的記號，就是遵守上帝所頒布的律法！