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Verses 8-13

He was not charging them with failure to offer the sacrifices He had prescribed. They had done that. They erred in thinking that offering sacrifices was all He expected. He reminded them that He did not need their offerings. He already owned everything they presented to Him. The pagans believed they maintained their gods by offering them food, but Yahweh reminded His people that He did not need their sacrifices.

"There is a note of sarcasm in the use of the pronoun ’your’ in ’your stall’ and in ’your pens’ (Psalms 50:9). It is as if God has heard them proudly say, ’This is my bull/goat from my stall/pen!’ To this boastful claim God responds solemnly with an emphatic ’mine’ (Psalms 50:10 . . .) and concludes his claim with a restatement of his ownership that would linger in the hearts of the hearers: ’mine’ (Psalms 50:11). His rule extends to all creation." [Note: Ibid., p. 375.]

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