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OK. Thank you for explaining your point of view. I have a much better understanding what you're talking about.If we trace back to ancient Babylon we can see some religious traditions/customs come from ancient Babylon.
Customs/traditions that are independent from Scripture. Isaiah 29:9-14
Christendom (so-called Christian) still using their same centuries-old ideas repeating them endlessly as if Scripture.
As in Isaiah's day they use their tradition which is often borrowed from non-biblical sources.
In other words, to use teachings to fit the modern times over what Scripture teaches.
Backing back to Isaiah 28:8 fake/weed tares clergy's tables are full of vomit.
Thus, what such independent clergy promote really is spiritual bad or rotten food.
So, like the drunkards of Ephraim and Samaria instead of God's Word pouring out of their mouths, filthy vomit comes out.
Vomit splashed over everything and fake/weed tares clergy of today make the same mistakes as Ephraim and Samaria did.
Deceit is their shelter as per Isaiah 28:15 which is worse than physical sickness.
Even with the Mosaic Law animal sacrifices which became 'spiritually sick' by offering blemished or sick animals.
Those who did that made a mockery of the Law by their mere tradition/customs outside of the Law as if it was the Law.
I still don't see a connection to tradition, here. In 28 they're clearly drunk. In 29 they're superficial. And offering blemished animals is not a "tradition" or "custom" that I've ever heard of. Not sure where you get that from. I see the verses in Malachi, but, just because it happened doesn't mean it's the result of a tradition.
But beyond that, can we talk about traditions a bit? Traditions can be a good thing. Look at verse 9:14.
14 Therefore, I will continue to perform obscurity to this people, obscurity upon obscurity, and the wisdom of his wise men shall be lost, and the understanding of his geniuses shall be hidden.
When wisdom is lost and understanding is hidden ... that's where traditions come from ( at least the good ones ). They're rooted in scripture, handed down, emulated, imitated from lofty spiritual individuals. The wisdom of why and understanding of how is lost, but the practice remains. The tradition is what's left, just because the reasons have been lost doesn't make the rules themself invalid.
Looking back to 9:13, the inital verse you brought in this conversation:
13 And the Lord said: "Because this people has come near; with their mouth and with their lips they honor Me, but their heart they draw far away from Me, and their fear of Me has become a command of people, which has been taught.
What if traditions ARE the heart? And the people who babble have stopped practicing them? It's possible, isn't it?
Away from God? yesA bias in favor of tradition happened in Isaiah's day - Isaiah 29:9-16 - an un-approved bias slanted away from God.
Bias in favor of tradition? I disagree, I don't think that's scriptural. I think you're adding that. But let's say you're right and I'm wrong; traditions pre-dating Isaiah would be good, right?