Jos| Jdg| Rut| 1Sa| 2Sa| 1Ki| 2Ki

First Samuel

Notes on Chapter 28

1|Sam. 28:3a| Samuel| 1|Sam. 25:1

1|Sam. 28:3b| mediums| Lev. 19:31;| 20:27;| Deut. 18:10-11;| 1|Sam. 28:9;| cf. 2|Kings 21:6

1|Sam. 28:6a| inquired| 1|Sam. 14:37

1|Sam. 28:6b| Urim| cf. Exo. 28:30;| Num. 27:21;| Deut. 33:8

1|Sam. 28:71| medium
| Samuel had warned Saul that his rebellion was like the sin of divination (15:23). Here Saul practiced divination, which involves contact with evil spirits and is worse than idol worship.

1|Sam. 28:8a| Consult| Lev. 19:31;| Deut. 18:11;| Acts 16:16

1|Sam. 28:131| some
| Or, a god; Heb. elohim.

1|Sam. 28:15a| turned| 1|Sam. 16:14;| 18:12

1|Sam. 28:17a| Jehovah| 1|Sam. 15:28

1|Sam. 28:18a| not| 1|Sam. 15:11

1|Sam. 28:191a| you| cf. 1|Sam. 31:8
| On Saul’s tragic end (31:1-5), see note 61 in ch. 31.

1|Sam. 28:24a| fattened| Gen. 18:7-8;| Luke 15:23

Notes on 1 Samuel
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