To obey is better than sacrifice
1 Samuel 15:22 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
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1 Samuel 15:22 WEB
22Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the LORD’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
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Context
Samuel rebukes Saul for keeping what God had told him to destroy and excusing it as a gift for sacrifice. The LORD wants obedience more than religious offerings.