Lexicon :: Strong's H7521 - rāṣâ

But Jacob said, “No, please! If I have found favor with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

“If any of the meat of his fellowship sacrifice is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted. It will not be credited to the one who presents it; it is repulsive. The person who eats any of it will bear his iniquity.[fn]

“If any is eaten on the third day, it is a repulsive thing; it will not be accepted.

“You may sacrifice as a freewill offering any animal from the herd or flock that has an elongated or stunted limb, but it is not acceptable as a vow offering.

“Neither you nor[fn] a foreigner are to present food to your God from any of these animals. They will not be accepted for you because they are deformed and have a defect.”

“When an ox, sheep, or goat is born, it is to remain with[fn] its mother for seven days; from the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering, a food offering to the LORD.

“Then the land will make up for its Sabbath years during the time it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and make up for its Sabbaths.

“and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies ​— ​and when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,

“For the land abandoned by them will make up for its Sabbaths by lying desolate without the people, while they make amends for their iniquity, because they rejected my ordinances and abhorred my statutes.

LORD, bless his possessions,[fn]

and accept the work of his hands.

Break the back[fn] of his adversaries and enemies,

so that they cannot rise again.

He said about Asher:

May Asher[fn] be the most blessed of the sons;

may he be the most favored among his brothers

and dip his foot in olive oil.

The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?

“Your Majesty, Araunah gives everything here to the king.” Then he said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”

“Yet the LORD God of Israel chose me out of all my father’s family to be king over Israel forever. For he chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah, my father’s family, and from my father’s sons, he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.

“Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:

I know, my God, that you test the heart and that you are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen your people who are present[fn] here giving joyfully and[fn] willingly to you.

They replied, “If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

This fulfilled the word of the LORD through Jeremiah, and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation until seventy years were fulfilled.

Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives. He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.

look away from him and let him rest

so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker.

His children will beg from[fn] the poor,

for his own hands must give back his wealth.

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.

That person will see his face with a shout of joy,

and God will restore his righteousness to him.

For he has said, “A man gains nothing

when he becomes God’s friend.”

LORD, be pleased to rescue me;

hurry to help me, LORD.

For they did not take the land by their sword —

their arm did not bring them victory —

but by your right hand, your arm,

and the light of your face,

because you were favorable toward them.

This is the way of those who are arrogant,

and of their followers,

who approve of their words.[fn]Selah

“When you see a thief,

you make friends with him,

and you associate with adulterers.

You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it;

you are not pleased with a burnt offering.

They only plan to bring him down

from his high position.

They take pleasure in lying;

they bless with their mouths,

but they curse inwardly.Selah

“Will the Lord reject forever

and never again show favor?

LORD, you showed favor to your land;

you restored the fortunes of Jacob.[fn]

For your servants take delight in its stones

and favor its dust.

LORD, please accept my freewill offerings of praise,

and teach me your judgments.

He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

he does not value the power of a warrior.[fn]

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;

he adorns the humble with salvation.

for the LORD disciplines the one he loves,

just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

When a person’s ways please the LORD,

he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

My son, give me your heart,

and let your eyes observe my ways.

Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.

“Speak tenderly to[fn] Jerusalem,

and announce to her

that her time of hard service is over,

her iniquity has been pardoned,

and she has received from the LORD’s hand

double for all her sins.”

“This is my servant; I strengthen him,

this is my chosen one; I delight in him.

I have put my Spirit on him;

he will bring justice[fn] to the nations.

This is what the LORD says concerning these people:

Truly they love to wander;

they never rest their feet.

So the LORD does not accept them.

Now he will remember their iniquity

and punish their sins.

“If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will finish them off by sword, famine, and plague.”

“For on my holy mountain, Israel’s high mountain ​— ​the declaration of the Lord GOD ​— ​there the entire house of Israel, all of them, will serve me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your contributions and choicest gifts, all your holy offerings.

“and complete the days of purification. Then on the eighth day and afterward, the priests will offer your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar, and I will accept you.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

Though they offer sacrificial gifts[fn]

and eat the flesh,

the LORD does not accept them.

Now he will remember their guilt

and punish their sins;

they will return to Egypt.

Even if you offer me

your burnt offerings and grain offerings,

I will not accept them;

I will have no regard

for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle.