2 Samuel 24:23
24:23 I, the servant of my lord
the king, give it all to the king!” Araunah also told the king, “May the
Lord your God show you favor!”
Psalms 20:3
20:3 May he take notice of your offerings;
may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)
Ezekiel 20:40-41
20:40 For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign
Lord, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them
in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things.
20:41 When I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, I will accept you along with your soothing aroma. I will display my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.
Ezekiel 43:27
43:27 When the prescribed period is over,
on the eighth day and thereafter the priests will offer up on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings;
I will accept you, declares the sovereign
Lord.”
Malachi 1:8-10
1:8 For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick,
is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them
to your governor! Will he be pleased with you
or show you favor?” asks the
Lord who rules over all.
1:9 But now plead for God’s favor
that he might be gracious to us.
“With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?” asks the
Lord who rules over all.
1:10 “I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and I will no longer accept an offering from you.