Verse 17

The sin of these young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they treated the LORD’s offering with contempt.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 6:11 : 11 The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.
• Gen 10:9 : 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD.(That is why it is said,“Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.
• Gen 13:13 : 13 (Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the LORD.)
• 2 Kgs 21:6 : 6 He passed his son through the fire and practiced divination and omen reading. He set up a ritual pit to conjure up underworld spirits, and appointed magicians to supervise it. He did a great amount of evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.
• Ps 51:4 : 4 Against you– you above all– I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.
• Isa 3:8 : 8 Jerusalem certainly stumbles, Judah falls, for their words and their actions offend the LORD; they rebel against his royal authority.
• Mal 2:7-9 : 7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. 8 You, however, have turned from the way. You have caused many to violate the law; you have corrupted the covenant with Levi,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. 9 “Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction.”
• Mal 2:13 : 13 You also do this: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.