What is the meaning of 1 Samuel 28:7? Then Saul said to his servants Saul’s opening words reveal more than a casual request—they expose the spiritual vacuum in his heart. • Just a verse earlier, “Saul inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him” (1 Samuel 28:6). Having rejected God repeatedly (1 Samuel 13:13–14; 15:23), he now turns to human helpers. • Saul once enjoyed divine favor (1 Samuel 10:9–11), yet unchecked jealousy, pride, and half-hearted obedience hardened him (Psalm 66:18; Proverbs 15:29). • His servants’ readiness hints that occult practices persisted beneath the surface, despite his earlier purge (v. 3), showing how sin quietly survives when not dealt with fully (Joshua 7:1). Find me a woman who is a medium The king’s command brazenly contradicts God’s clear law: • “Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out” (Leviticus 19:31). • “There shall not be found among you… one who consults the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD” (Deuteronomy 18:10–12). • Saul had once enforced these statutes (1 Samuel 28:3), but crisis now exposes that earlier obedience lacked heartfelt conviction. Disobedience often hides until pressure forces a choice (James 1:14–15). So I can go and consult her Saul longs for guidance, yet bypasses the only true source. • Contrast David, who “inquired of the LORD” in every battle (1 Samuel 23:2; 30:8). • When God seems silent, faith waits (Psalm 27:14) rather than seeking forbidden shortcuts (Isaiah 8:19–20). • Consulting the dead is a counterfeit to seeking the living God, and it invites deception (2 Corinthians 11:14). There is a medium at Endor, his servants replied Endor lies four miles northeast of Shunem (Joshua 17:11), fittingly in Manasseh’s territory—outside Saul’s immediate control but within Israel’s borders. • The servants’ quick answer shows how easily sin’s resources surface when the heart is willing (Romans 13:14). • Saul’s later disguise (v. 8) underscores guilt: light shuns darkness; darkness hides from light (John 3:20). • This step seals Saul’s downfall: “Saul died for his unfaithfulness… and also because he consulted a medium for guidance” (1 Chronicles 10:13–14). summary 1 Samuel 28:7 records Saul’s deliberate choice to seek forbidden spiritual counsel. God’s silence, rooted in Saul’s persistent rebellion, exposes a heart more interested in answers than in obedience. Ignoring clear commands against mediums, Saul proves that external reforms (expelling occultists) mean little without internal surrender. His request and his servants’ response illustrate how readily sin supplies alternatives when faith refuses to wait on God. The verse warns believers to cling to God’s Word, trust His timing, and refuse every shortcut that contradicts His revealed will. |
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