1 Samuel 28
Lets get the possible betrayal out of the way first - David has been hanging out in Ziklag where he is, to all appearance, supporting King Achish.
Achish tells David that he will soon be raiding in Israel and David would be expected to join in. David basically bluffs and says to the effect of bring it on, then you can see my accomplishments.
Meanwhile the Philistine army has camped at a place called Shunem and Saul and the Israelites were camped at Gilboa. When Saul sees the Philistine camp, he loses confidence.
Saul tried to ask God what he should do and if it will succeed, but God remained silent - nothing worked, the Urim was silent, nobody had a dream or prophesy - God just would not speak.
Earlier in his reign Saul had, according to the law, rid the land of all mediums and spiritualists from the land, but this does not stop him asking to meet with a medium.
Apparently there is a medium living in Endor - so Saul puts on a disguise and pays her a visit. Saul is a tall chap, so how good his disguise was is evident by the fact that Saul has to promise that the medium would not get into trouble for doing this.
Saul asked to speak to the spirit of Samuel, who has been dead for a while now. When Samuel actually appears the medium cried out at said effectively why did you trick me? You are Saul.
I don't agree with spiritism and mediums, in my opinion the occult is real and dangerous and it is certainly not something I would mess with - it can be psychologically and emotionally damaging and possibly worse.
This story tells me that there is something in it, but the fact the medium screamed when a spirit appeared would suggest that a lot of these people are charlatans.
Anyway Samuel basically tells Saul that God has abandoned him and will deliver both Saul and his family and Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
It reminds me of a keen golfer went to a medium to find out if they have golf in heaven. The reply came back "Yes there is golf in heaven, the courses are amazing, clear fairways, smooth greens, challenges enough to be interesting and by the way - he is teeing off at 3 p.m. next Wednesday!"
So the scene appears to be set, Saul and David will meet on the battlefield, but this time David will be trying to kill Saul as he is on the side of the Philistines against his own country.
Funny really all this talk of Endor and not a single Ewok - those who get the reference well done those who don't, don't worry it is a reference to Star Wars Episode 6
Lets get the possible betrayal out of the way first - David has been hanging out in Ziklag where he is, to all appearance, supporting King Achish.
Achish tells David that he will soon be raiding in Israel and David would be expected to join in. David basically bluffs and says to the effect of bring it on, then you can see my accomplishments.
Meanwhile the Philistine army has camped at a place called Shunem and Saul and the Israelites were camped at Gilboa. When Saul sees the Philistine camp, he loses confidence.
Saul tried to ask God what he should do and if it will succeed, but God remained silent - nothing worked, the Urim was silent, nobody had a dream or prophesy - God just would not speak.
Earlier in his reign Saul had, according to the law, rid the land of all mediums and spiritualists from the land, but this does not stop him asking to meet with a medium.
Apparently there is a medium living in Endor - so Saul puts on a disguise and pays her a visit. Saul is a tall chap, so how good his disguise was is evident by the fact that Saul has to promise that the medium would not get into trouble for doing this.
Saul asked to speak to the spirit of Samuel, who has been dead for a while now. When Samuel actually appears the medium cried out at said effectively why did you trick me? You are Saul.
I don't agree with spiritism and mediums, in my opinion the occult is real and dangerous and it is certainly not something I would mess with - it can be psychologically and emotionally damaging and possibly worse.
This story tells me that there is something in it, but the fact the medium screamed when a spirit appeared would suggest that a lot of these people are charlatans.
Anyway Samuel basically tells Saul that God has abandoned him and will deliver both Saul and his family and Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
It reminds me of a keen golfer went to a medium to find out if they have golf in heaven. The reply came back "Yes there is golf in heaven, the courses are amazing, clear fairways, smooth greens, challenges enough to be interesting and by the way - he is teeing off at 3 p.m. next Wednesday!"
So the scene appears to be set, Saul and David will meet on the battlefield, but this time David will be trying to kill Saul as he is on the side of the Philistines against his own country.
Funny really all this talk of Endor and not a single Ewok - those who get the reference well done those who don't, don't worry it is a reference to Star Wars Episode 6
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