 | William Sellon - 1841 - 152 pages
...of an express law?—Certainly not. The prophet, therefore, rejected the hypocritical defence, and said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,—Thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king... | |
 | Henry Ware - 1842 - 332 pages
...the command, he had done all that his Maker required ? Let him listen to the appeal of the prophet. " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...Lord ? Behold ! to obey is better than sacrifice." * " He hath showed thee, O man, what is good ; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly,... | |
 | 1843 - 912 pages
...the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 22 And Samuel said, Hath 'the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month,...the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first b and stubbornness is as iniquity and c idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD,... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1843 - 372 pages
...words which are a warning to all who are within the hearing of Revealed Religion to the end of time : " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice ; and to hearken, than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness... | |
 | 1848 - 620 pages
...are of greater significance than " all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices," Mark xii. 29 — 36. " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams," 1 Sam. xv. 22. All moral duties are superior to sacrifice; or,... | |
 | John Wood Warter - 1844 - 608 pages
...because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded theeg." And again, in a subsequent chapter, " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...the Lord ? Behold to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is... | |
 | George Washington Burnap - 1845 - 364 pages
...moral virtues. This sentiment is often expressed in the Old Testament. Hear what Samuel says to Saul. " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings,...the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams." The prophet Micah has placed this subject in a strong light.... | |
 | Hosea Ballou - 1846 - 228 pages
...acceptable sacrifice than were such as were offered on the altar. To strengthen this view, see 1 Sara. xv. 22: "And Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight...the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice; and to hearken than the fat of rams." What we are in search of, is fully comprised in the following:... | |
 | 1848 - 590 pages
...acknowledged by some Jews, though disregarded by others, will appear from such passages as these : ' Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings...the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.' ' Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1847 - 602 pages
...and oxen, the chief of the things that should have been destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord God." " And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in...the Lord ! Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." 4 Hos. vi. 6. 6 1 Sam. xv. 1—22. Isaiab, in his day, impressed... | |
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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. 
