Isaiah 1:12-15

All these activities in God’s holy *Temple were without any value to God. They were making no difference to the evil way that the people were living. So God said that he hated these activities.

Verse 16-17

People who continue to live evil lives cannot expect their *sacrifices in the *Temple to save them from God’s punishment.

God offers a new start

v18 Come, let us discuss this matter together. It is as if your evil life has stained you a deep red. But I can remove the stain completely. I can make you as clean as new snow. Even if your stain is of the deepest red, I can make you as white as wool. v19 Let me help you. If you are willing to obey me, you will eat all the crops of the land. v20 But if you refuse to obey me, your enemies will *destroy you. I am the *Lord. I have spoken.