What does God want? - 1 Samuel 15...

What does God want? - 1 Samuel 15:12-25

Dublin Bible Talks by Cameron Jones

Episode notes

What does God want?

Surely doing religious things is going to impress him, turn things around or maybe pay him back.

The second half of one Samuel 15 shows us it doesn’t work this way.

Podcast Summary:

What does God really want from us?

Saul thought sacrifice would cover his disobedience, but 1 Samuel 15 exposes sin’s deception—blinding us to our own failure, shifting blame, and making excuses.

Saul’s downfall wasn’t just poor leadership; it was a rejection of God’s word. His failure reminds us that human leaders will always fall short.

But it also points us to the King who obeyed where Saul failed—Jesus, whose sacrifice was not a cover for disobedience, but the ultimate act of obedience.

Join us as we unpack Saul’s tragic end and the hope of a better King.

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