Amos 4:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

And offer - literally, burn incense.

Offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven - i:e., 'offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with burnt incense and with leavened bread.' The frankincense was laid on the meat offering (i:e., not flesh offering, as "meat" is now used; but fine flour, etc.), and taken by the priest from it to burn on the altar (Leviticus 2:1-2; Leviticus 2:8; Leviticus 2:11). Though unleavened cakes were to accompany the peace offering sacrifice of animals, leavened bread was also commanded to be offered "with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings," and was to be the perquisite of the priest (Leviticus 7:12-13), but not as a "meat offering" (Leviticus 2:11).

This liketh you - i:e., this is what ye like.

Amos 4:5

5 And offerc a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.