When Saul sinned disobeying God by allowing people to take spoil that was to be destroyed and allowing them to sacrifice to the Lord he was confronted by Samuel:
“22 Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. 23 “For rebellion is as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king. 24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed transgressed the [a]command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.”” 1 Samuel 15:22-24 New American Standard Bible 1995
God has no desire for corrupt offerings. He will not accept them. The very idea that God would accept a corrupt offering is a delusion from Satan.
Yahweh is holy and righteous. He expects His children to be holy and righteous. Under the Old Covenant sins were purged through the sacrifice of the blood of animals. The New Covenant has the blood of Jesus covering sin for his believers.
We are not to walk in the way of the flesh, hating, back biting, gossiping, giving or accepting a bribe, idolatry, committing fornication or adultery, to name a few. We are to walk in love toward all people, live peaceably, honoring father and mother.
We are called to be obedient to a higher standard than people of the world. Expressing a standard of living that exemplifies Jesus and the Father, so that others are drawn to His love and saving grace.
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