God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
God desires mercy, not empty sacrifice.
Cited Scripture
Matthew 9:13; 12:7.
Read Cited Scripture (KJV) Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7
King James Version
Matthew 9:13
13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew 12:7
7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (KJV).