![]() ![]() He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed me. The Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul said he is in great distress. King Saul bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. Then she said, “I see a spirit coming out of the ground.” She also said, “he is an old man wearing a robe.” Saul said to the medium, “bring up Samuel.” However, when the woman (who was the medium) saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me, you are Saul.” He disguised himself when he visited the medium. Using an evil spirit to disturb and harass Saul was God’s judgment upon Saul’s unrepentant life. You see, all created things are under God’s control, even the devil and the demons. In other words, God and his Spirit left him due to his disobedient and unrepentant lifestyle, and God sent an evil spirit to harass Saul. 1st Samuel 16:14 says, the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him. His rebellion and disobedience against the commandments of the LORD resulted in God’s Spirit departing him. Saul, the first king of Israel, was continuously disobedient to God. Some people of the opinion that although the Bible condemns consult with witch/mediums, the incident of Saul’s visit to the Medium at Endor justifies this practice. You are to stone them their blood will be on their own heads.” There are many other passages in the Bible, and due to short of time and space, I am not listing all such passages. I will cut them off from the community.” Leviticus 20:27 says, “‘A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. I am the LORD your God.” Leviticus 20:6 Lord says, “I will also turn against those who commit spiritual prostitution by putting their trust in mediums or in those who consult the spirits of the dead. Bible says in Leviticus 19:31 says, ‘Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. The LORD gave the commandments against such practices. What would happen? And he did not even mind to know the future by visiting the medium-the practice that was strongly warned by the LORD. He became afraid of looking at the vast number of the Philistines. Saul, the king, was in frustration and high stress. He said he wanted to talk to Samuel, the prophet, who already died. However, understanding he would not get an answer from God, he went at night to consult with the spirit world. Saul had already driven out of the land all the mediums and spiritists. They found for him one-the medium in Endor. In frustration, he asked his attendants to find a medium so that he can inquire what would happen. He sought the LORD, but the LORD would not answer him. When he saw the vast army of the Philistine, he was afraid, and terror filled his heart. Now Samuel is dead, and Saul is facing danger because the strong army of the Philistines had come against Israel. The prophet Samuel anointed him as the king of Israel. Background of the incidentġst Samuel 28 gives us the background that prompted Saul to visit the witch. ![]() ![]() This was the answer to the question raised in our Sunday Adult class session. What happened when Saul consulted with the Medium at Endor? Did Samuel appear to talk to him? ![]()
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