1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
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'And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams' — Samuel's prophetic rebuke of Saul's partial obedience becomes one of the Hebrew Bible's definitive statements on the priority of ethical obedience over ritual performance. The verse stands in the tradition of Amos 5:21–24, Isaiah 1:11–17, Hosea 6:6, and Micah 6:6–8, all of which challenge the assumption that cultic activity can substitute for moral obedience. Jesus's citation of Hosea 6:6 in Matthew 9:13 and 12:7 and the prophetic trajectory of worship-as-justice all root in this foundational prophetic conviction most sharply stated in Samuel's reply to Saul.
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And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
And Samuel saith, `Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as <FI>in<Fi> hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.
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