1 Samuel 13:9

The Message

So Saul took charge: “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!” He went ahead and sacrificed the burnt offering. No sooner had he done it than Samuel showed up! Saul greeted him.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:4

The king went to Gibeon, the most prestigious of the local shrines, to worship. He sacrificed a thousand Whole-Burnt-Offerings on that altar. That night, there in Gibeon, God appeared to Solomon in a dream: God said, “What can I give you? Ask.”

Psalm 37:7

Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him. Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top.

Proverbs 15:8

God can’t stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t ever say, “I’ll get you for that!” Wait for God; he’ll settle the score.

Proverbs 21:27

Religious performance by the wicked stinks; it’s even worse when they use it to get ahead.

Proverbs 21:3

Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to God than religious performance.

Isaiah 66:3

“Your acts of worship are acts of sin: Your sacrificial slaughter of the ox is no different from murdering the neighbor; Your offerings for worship, no different from dumping pig’s blood on the altar; Your presentation of memorial gifts, no different from honoring a no-god idol. You choose self-serving worship, you delight in self-centered worship—disgusting! Well, I choose to expose your nonsense and let you realize your worst fears, Because when I invited you, you ignored me; when I spoke to you, you brushed me off. You did the very things I exposed as evil, you chose what I hate.”

Deuteronomy 12:5

Instead find the site that God, your God, will choose and mark it with his name as a common center for all the tribes of Israel. Assemble there. Bring to that place your Absolution-Offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and Tribute-Offerings, your Vow-Offerings, your Freewill-Offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. Feast there in the Presence of God, your God. Celebrate everything that you and your families have accomplished under the blessing of God, your God.