1 Samuel 15:22 · WEB
“Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.”
— 1 Samuel 15:22
Era
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
teaching
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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Prophecyobediencetrue worship
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