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.

Bible References

Hath the lord

Matthew 9:13
But, going, learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice;' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Matthew 12:7
And, if ye had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless;
Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin; and have omitted the weightier things of the law??he judgment, and the mercy, and the faith; but these it was proper to have done, and those not to have omitted.
Hebrews 10:4
for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Obey

Matthew 5:24
leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother, and then, coming, offer your gift.
Mark 12:33
and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is much more than all the whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."