Has the Lord ... - This is a grand example of the moral and spiritual teaching of the prophets (see the marginal references). The tension in…

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice. — In this answer, it would seem that the Spirit of the Lord descended upon Samu…

And Samuel said In reply to Saul:

has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as …

Repentance in God is not a change of mind, as it is in us, but a change of method. The change was in Saul; He is turned back from following me.…