Finding Harmony In The Word

Trick or Treat?

Saul has fallen away and recieves NO more revelation from YHVH (1 Sam.28:3-6,15). Saul decides to result to necromancy for revelation instead vs.7,8.

1 Sam.28:7-25

-Opening the door seeking abomination out-

⁷ Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

( "familiar spirit"- note the Hebrew #178! one with a familure spirit- to mumble - hence a necromancer VENTRILOQUIST) This act of Saul consorting with this one is an abomination unto the LORD:

2Kings 23:24,*Lev.19:31;20:6,27, Deut.18:9-14, *1 Chron.10:13-14, 2 Chron.33:6, 2 Kings 21:6, Isa. 8:19-20; 19:1-4.

-Costume-

⁸ And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

(Disguised- a major part of the Halloween observations)

⁹ And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

-Agreement/vow of Allegiance to something in contrast to G-D-

¹⁰ And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.

(Saul vowed to an alligance against the standard of YHVH/ Torah)

¹¹ Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

¹² And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

¹³ And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

^-Trick-

¹⁴ And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

¹⁵ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

¹⁶ Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

¹⁷ And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

¹⁸ Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.

¹⁹ Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

(Saul recieved a message of condemnation for this abomination the same judgement he had once upheld in Hashem)

²⁰ Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

²¹ And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

-Treat-

²² Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.

²³ But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

²⁴ And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:

-Treat-

²⁵ And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.

(After commiting the abomination Saul recieved a TREAT! (vs.25))

Just something to think about when you go around (or take ur kids around) disguised, knocking on closed doors (that perhaps should remain closed) seeking goodies in the darkness.

Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
2 Cor.6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

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Comment by His_Will on October 31, 2022 at 8:26pm

Comment by His_Will on September 15, 2016 at 7:37am: Necromancy is also called “divination,” “sorcery” and “spiritism” and is forbidden many times in Scripture (Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10; Galatians 5:19-20; Acts 19:19) as an abomination to God (even By Saul prior to him transgressing it)