How highly does God regard obedience?

Answer

"And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice
of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." 1 Sam. 15: 22.

What application did Jesus make of this prophecy?
In what prophecy was the work of reconciliation foretold?
In His teaching, to what did Christ direct attention?
Is there a limit to the strivings of God's Spirit?
In the interpretation of the vision, how is this self exaltation set forth?
What promise did Christ make concerning His coming?
Did the early disciples think that death would he the second coming of Christ?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle