1 Samuel 15:24

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Summary

And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

I feared

Obeyed

1 Samuel 2:29

Genesis 3:12

Jeremiah 38:5

General references

Genesis 3:12

Bible References

I feared

But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the cattle, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and wouldn't utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.

"You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn't go out of the door --

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

"I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;

Then Pilate spoke to them again, wanting to release Jesus,

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn't be a servant of Christ.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Obeyed

Why do you kick at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in [my] habitation, and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?'

The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.

General references

The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."