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.

Whose sovereignty is thus challenged?
Was the ceremonial law a complete law in itself?
How was this covenant then confirmed and dedicated?
Did Christ, while on earth, keep the Sabbath?
22. What did Augustine, the father of this theocratical or church-and-state theory, teach concerning it?
Before whom are we said to speak?
How were their prayers answered?

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