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    1 Samuel 28

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    Saul, who had cleared the land of mediums, goes hunting for one in disguise, swears her safety by the LORD’s life, and receives from Samuel precisely the answer that heaven had withheld: the kingdom is David’s, Israel will fall, and tomorrow Saul and his sons will be with him.

    The armies gathervv. 1–6

    Achish summons David and his men to battle, and David gives the sort of answer that leaves a generous amount unsaid. Achish, pleased or merely decisive, appoints him bodyguard for life. Meanwhile Samuel is buried in Ramah, the Philistines camp at Shunem, Saul gathers Israel at Gilboa, and the king trembles when he sees the army. He asks the LORD by dreams, Urim, and prophets; there is no answer by any of them.

    The visitor from belowvv. 7–20

    Having removed mediums from the land, Saul now asks his servants to find one, and they send him to En-dor. He changes his clothes, travels by night with two men, and arrives with an oath in the LORD’s name to protect the woman from the punishment he himself had made plausible. She brings up Samuel, recognises Saul, and cries out; the disguise lasts rather less time than the journey. Samuel’s message is not a fresh direction but an old judgment repeated with dreadful punctuality: the kingdom has gone to David, Israel will be handed to the Philistines, and Saul and his sons will be with Samuel tomorrow. Saul falls flat, terrified and empty of strength, having eaten nothing all day and night.

    A calf, some bread, and departurevv. 21–25

    The medium, having risked her life for the consultation, becomes the practical person in the room. She urges Saul to eat; he refuses; his servants and the woman persist; eventually the king sits on the bed. A fattened calf is slaughtered, flour is kneaded, unleavened bread is baked, and the party eats. Then, in the deepening night, they rise and leave—a remarkably domestic conclusion to an evening involving a disguised king, a summoned prophet, and the announcement of national ruin.

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    1. 1 Sam 28:1Now in those days the Philistines gathered their forces for warfare against Israel. So Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men are to go out to battle with me.”

    2. 1 Sam 28:2David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”

    3. 1 Sam 28:3Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.

    4. 1 Sam 28:4The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

    5. 1 Sam 28:5When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.

    6. 1 Sam 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

    7. 1 Sam 28:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

    8. 1 Sam 28:8So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”

    9. 1 Sam 28:9But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”

    10. 1 Sam 28:10Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”

    11. 1 Sam 28:11“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.

    12. 1 Sam 28:12But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

    13. 1 Sam 28:13“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.

    14. 1 Sam 28:14“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.

    15. 1 Sam 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

    16. 1 Sam 28:16“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

    17. 1 Sam 28:17He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

    18. 1 Sam 28:18Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

    19. 1 Sam 28:19Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”

    20. 1 Sam 28:20Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.

    21. 1 Sam 28:21When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.

    22. 1 Sam 28:22Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”

    23. 1 Sam 28:23Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

    24. 1 Sam 28:24The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.

    25. 1 Sam 28:25She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.

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    • 6Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
    • 61 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
    • 6Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
    • 6Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
    • 6Ezekiel 20:1–3In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
    • 15Luke 16:23–26In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
    • 3Leviticus 19:31You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
    • 151 Samuel 28:6He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
    • 31 Samuel 25:1When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
    • 3Leviticus 20:27A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”
    • 6James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
    • 151 Samuel 18:12So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
    • 3Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.
    • 4Joshua 19:18Their territory included Jezreel, Chesulloth, Shunem,
    • 41 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
    • 6Exodus 28:30And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

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