Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Hath the lord
Obey
Bible References
Hath the lord
Matthew 9:13
You must go and learn what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for.' I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."
Matthew 12:7
But if you knew what the saying means, 'It is mercy, not sacrifice, that I care for,' you would not have condemned men who are not guilty.
Matthew 23:23
"Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you pay tithes on mint, dill, and cummin, and you have let the weightier matters of the Law go??ustice, mercy, and integrity. But you should have observed these, without overlooking the others.
Hebrews 10:4
for bulls' and goats' blood is powerless to remove sin.
Obey
Matthew 5:24
leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with your brother; then come back and present your gift.
Mark 12:33
and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices."