Jeremiah 7:22 meaning and explanation

For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices,

Jeremiah 7:22, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah is speaking at the temple gate to the people of Judah, who trust that God's presence in the temple will protect them no matter how they live. In verse 22 God recalls the exodus and says that burnt offerings and sacrifices were not the heart of what He commanded at Sinai.

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