1 Samuel 15
Treated in 14 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 15:22 Samuel said, "Is the LORD as pleased with burnt offerings and sacrifices as with obeying the voice of the LORD? See, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to pay heed is better than the fat of rams. 9
- 15:11 "I regret that I made Saul king, because he has turned back from following me and has failed to carry out my commands." Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the LORD all night long. 3
- 15:23 For rebellion is as sinful as divination, and arrogance is like wickedness and household gods. You have rejected the word of the LORD, so he has rejected you as king." 2
- 15:29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel will not lie or change his mind, for he is not a mortal, that he should change his mind." 1
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Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
Obedience cites 1 Sam 15: 22
…not bring forth the child of obedience, it will die. ‘To obey is better than sacrifice.’ 1 Sam 15: 22. Saul thought it was enough for him to offer sacrifices, though he disobeyed God’s…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.2 The Second Commandment cites 1 Sam 15: 22
…his father will obey him. Obedience pleases God. ‘To obey is better than sacrifice.’ 1 Sam 15: 22. In sacrifice, a dead beast only is offered; in obedience, a living soul; in sacrifice…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 1 Sam. 15:11
…and the other, contrary to an express prohibition, prayed in behalf of Saul (Gen. 18:23; 1 Sam. 15:11). Similar is the case of Jeremiah, who prayed that the city might not be destroyed (Jer.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites 1 Sam. 15:11
…that he repented of having made man (Gen. 6:6), and of having raised Saul to the kingdom (1 Sam. 15:11), and that he will repent of the evil which he had resolved to inflict on his people as…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 4 — Penitence, as Explained in the Sophistical Jargon of the Schoolmen, Widely Different from the Purity Required by the Gospel cites 1 Sam. 15:23
…to repentance. Thus, when he rejected Saul from the kingdoms he punished in vengeance (1 Sam. 15:23); when he deprived David of his child, he chastised for amendment (2 Sam. 12:18). In this…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice cites 1 SAMUEL 15:22
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 1 SAMUEL 15:22 If one word sums up the practical side of Amanda Smith’s religion, it is obedience. Not…
- Evening by Evening ·
October cites 1 Samuel 15:22
…love thee more truly as I ought. October 18 “Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice.” (1 Samuel 15:22) Saul had been commanded to slay utterly all the Amalekites and their cattle. Instead of…
- The Big Story ·
A King Like the Nations cites 1 Samuel 15:22
…to call it worship. Samuel’s verdict was blunt: “obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). God would find “a man after His own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14) instead. The youngest son…
- Freedom of the Will ·
Section XI. The Evidence of Gods Certain Foreknowledge of the Volitions of Moral Agents cites 1 Sam. xv. 11
…the Lord, that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart,” (and 1 Sam. xv. 11.) contrary to Num. xxiii. 19. “God is not the son of Man, that he should repent;” and 1…
- Holiness ·
A Woman to Be Remembered cites 1 Sam. xv. 22
…“to obey is better than sacrifice,” and that “rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.” (1 Sam. xv. 22, 23.) When God speaks plainly by His Word, or by His messengers, man’s duty is clear. (c)…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Truth of God cites I Sam 15:29
…are the ‘sure mercies of David.’ Acts 13:34. ‘God is not a man that he should repent.’ I Sam 15:29: 29. The word of a prince cannot always be taken, but God’s promise is inviolable. God’s…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 10 — Of the Power of Making Laws cites 1 Sam. 15: 22
…For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry” (1 Sam. 15: 22, 23). It is easy, therefore, to prove, that whenever human inventions in this respect are…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 18 — Of the Popish Mass cites 1 Sam. 15:22
…sacrifice, and God commands us to listen to his voice rather than to offer sacrifice (1 Sam. 15:22),—how they can believe this method of sacrificing to be pleasing to God, since it is…
- The Key in My Hand ·
Priorities cites 1 Samuel 15:22-23
…you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king” (1 Samuel 15:22-23). Because Saul did not obey the word of the Lord God, he lost his kingdom and authority.…