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Tex · 10-23-2008, 04:02 PM

Question: what do you think is really meant by "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams"?

I'm not trying to play scriptural gotcha; I'm being serious. Here we have a guy, Saul, who felt he had a better use for the spoil of the Amalekties than Samuel had. And he even tried to convince Samuel he'd taken the higher road: "Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord."

For those who believe in a glorious alternate righteousness in defying the prophet because of one's own convictions, how do you comport that belief with that scripture/story? Do you find Samuel's rebuke unfair? Do you think you are different than Saul and if so, how?

10-23-2008, 04:02 PM	#5
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	Question: what do you think is really meant by "to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams"? I'm not trying to play scriptural gotcha; I'm being serious. Here we have a guy, Saul, who felt he had a better use for the spoil of the Amalekties than Samuel had. And he even tried to convince Samuel he'd taken the higher road: "Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord." For those who believe in a glorious alternate righteousness in defying the prophet because of one's own convictions, how do you comport that belief with that scripture/story? Do you find Samuel's rebuke unfair? Do you think you are different than Saul and if so, how? __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young