Empty Service

Canon S45, f2.8, 0.3 sec

"Samuel then told Saul, 'Enough! Let me tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Please tell me.' So Samuel went on and said, 'Though you had no confidence in yourself, you became chief of the tribes of Israel, for Yahweh wanted to anoint you king over Israel. Then He sent you with this command, 'Go. Completely crush the Amalekite offenders, engaging them in battle until they are destroyed.' Why then did you not obey the voice of Yahweh but instead swooped down on the spoil, doing what was evil in His sight?' To this, Saul replied, 'I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh and have carried out the mission for which He sent me. I have captured Agag, king of Amalek and completely destroyed the Amalekites. If my men spared the best sheep and oxen from among thsoe to be destroyed, it was in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh, your God, in Gilgal.'

"Samuel then said, 'Does Yahweh take as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obedience to His command? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission better than the fat of rams. Rebellion is like the sin of divination, and stubborness like holding onto idols. Since you have rejected the Word of Yahweh, He too has rejected you as king.'"

1 SAMUEL 15:16-23

"Make Your will my delight."

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