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Obedience Over Ritual
All commentators agree that this verse establishes a timeless principle: God values heartfelt obedience far more than external religious acts. As one scholar quotes, in sacrifice a person offers an animal's flesh, but in obedience, they offer their own will. This moral obedience is more fundamental to pleasing God than any ceremonial ritual.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 15:22
18th Century
Theologian
Has the Lord ... - This is a grand example of the moral and spiritual teaching of the prophets (see the marginal references). The tension in…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 15:22
19th Century
Bishop
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice. — In this answer, it would seem that the Spirit of the Lord descended upon Samu…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 15:22
17th Century
Pastor
And Samuel said In reply to Saul:
has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 15:10–23
17th Century
Minister
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.…