Obedience Trumps Sacrifice

Scripture Verses

1 Samuel 15:1-35

Outline

God wants complete obedience to His Word. Anything less than that produces grief in heaven and pain on earth.

1 Samuel 15:1-35

  • Theme: Listen and Obey
  • Why would God command this?
    • Utterly destroy – 3, 8, 9, 15, 18, 20
    • Exodus 17:8-16
    • Deuteronomy 25:17-19
    • Isaiah 35:4
    • “cherem”

1 Samuel 15 / Genesis 6

  • Sin caused the destruction of sinners
  • Gave rise to Noah who had a heart for God
  • Sin destroyed Saul’s kingship
  • Gave rise to David, a man after God’s own heart

Saul

  • Partial obedience is complete disobedience
  • Rebellion is the same as witchcraft
  • Arrogance is the same as idolatry
  • Romans 12:1-2
  • Worship that counts must result in obedience to the Word and will of God

Repentance

  • God’s repentance
    • Anthropomorphism – attributing human forms and conditions to God
    • Anthropopathism – attributing human feelings to God
    • Genesis 6:6
    • A consistent and caring God
  • Saul’s repentance
    • Position over people over position over God
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