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Witch of Endor
The story of Saul going to the Witch of Endor has always troubled me.
Leviticus says;
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God
And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
Deuteronomy says;
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch.
Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
This woman calls up the Man of God, Samuel. Then, Samuel proceeds to rebuke Saul, giving him a Prophecy that comes to pass.
I simply don't get the fact that God would even allow Samuel to appear under this type magic, and then give Saul a "Word" which would then take place.
It's stories like these that create havoc in the Religious World. The Scriptures completely condemn any type of talking to or bringing up the dead, yet here a man does it and gets away with it, with results, even though the results were not pleasant.
I guess it would be different if they brought up the Devil, or some other dead person, but Samuel?
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