1Sa 15:22-23 | TNotes | STEP | 15:22 What is more pleasing: God values obedience much more than ritual (see also Ps 40:6 ; Hos 6:6 ; Matt 12:7 ). • the fat of rams: The choicest parts of the animal were offered to God.

bPs 40:6►

cHos 6:6►

dMatt 12:7►

‏ 1 Samuel 15:22-23

15:22 ^a What is more pleasing: God values obedience much more than ritual (see also Ps 40:6 ^b; Hos 6:6 ^c; Matt 12:7 ^d).

• the fat of rams: The choicest parts of the animal were offered to God.
15:23 ^e Rebellion ... and stubbornness, sins of the heart, are as bad as the sinful practices of idolatrous pagans.

• Scripture condemns witchcraft (see study note on Deut 18:10).