22. God Did Not Want Spoil of Corrupt People—[1 Samuel 15:22 quoted.] God required of His people obedience rather than sacrifice. All the riches of the earth were His. The cattle upon a thousand hills belonged to Him. He did not require the spoil of a corrupt people, upon whom His curse rested, even to their utter extinction, to be presented to Him to prefigure the holy Saviour, as a lamb without blemish (The Spirit of Prophecy 1:365).{2BC 1017.5}

22. Gud ønsker ikke et fordærvet folks udslettelse. - [1 Sam. 15,22 citeret.] Gud forlanger lydighed af Sit folk, frem for offer. Alle jordens rigdomme var Hans. Kvæget på tusindvis bakker tilhørte Ham. Han forlanger ikke ødelæggelsen fra et fordærvet folk, på hvem Hans forbandelse hviler, endog til deres fuldstændige udslettelse, for at Han vises som forbillede som en hellig Frelser, som et lam uden lyde (1SP 365).