Witch of Endor

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by votivesoul

I don't think we can conclude that it was merely a vision.

1 Samuel 28:15-20 (ESV),



If this was merely a vision that the woman was having, it cannot adequately explain the above interaction between Saul and Samuel. It may have begun as some kind of visionary experience exclusive to the woman, but it certainly didn't end there.

It ends with a dialogue and a prophecy, far more than just a vision...

That’s a good point. Yet, since Saul couldn’t see Samuel initially, the dialogue of Samuel and Saul. Could taken place with the witch being the go-between. No matter how the finer details are worked out between the characters, still the point is made that Samuel is in attendance.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by coksiw

The fact as stated by the narrator is that he didn't see it. There is no change in that fact according to the text. Then the text has a twist as you noticed, in where Samuel starts the conversation. The greater is the one starting the conversation. The "how" that conversation happened is the question. The text doesn't say Saul "heard" his voice in any ways, but goes straight to "Samuel said". The narrator does not explain how that happens. I think the narrator assumes the reader knows, and specifically, that it is thru the medium. I don't think there is room to think otherwise.

Very good. 👍🏽