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The adumah is our love as a sacrafice and offering to God.
Mark 12:33. ESV And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one 's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
The Old Testament contains several verses that emphasize the idea that obedience, love, and a right relationship with God are more valuable than ritualistic sacrifices. Specifically, 1 Samuel 15:22 states, "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." Additionally, Hosea 6:6 declares, "For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." These verses, along with others like Mark 12:33 and Psalm 51:16-17, highlight that God places a greater emphasis on a sincere heart and a life of faithfulness than on external religious rituals.
Forgive one another as I have forgiven you.
Mark 12:33. ESV And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one 's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
The Old Testament contains several verses that emphasize the idea that obedience, love, and a right relationship with God are more valuable than ritualistic sacrifices. Specifically, 1 Samuel 15:22 states, "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." Additionally, Hosea 6:6 declares, "For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." These verses, along with others like Mark 12:33 and Psalm 51:16-17, highlight that God places a greater emphasis on a sincere heart and a life of faithfulness than on external religious rituals.
Forgive one another as I have forgiven you.
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