Message from the Monthly Flyer March 2017
1 Samuel 28:1-7 CEV Samuel had died some time earlier, and people from all over Israel had attended his funeral in his hometown of Ramah. Meanwhile, Saul had been trying to get rid of everyone who spoke with the spirits of the dead. But one day the Philistines brought their soldiers together to attack Israel. Achish told David, "Of course, you know that you and your men must fight as part of our Philistine army." David answered, "That will give you a chance to see for yourself just how well we can fight!" "In that case," Achish said, "you and your men will always be my bodyguards." The Philistines went to Shunem and set up camp. Saul called the army of Israel together, and they set up their camp in Gilboa. Saul took one look at the Philistine army and started shaking with fear. So he asked the LORD what to do. But the LORD would not answer, either in a dream or by a priest or a prophet. Then Saul told his officers, "Find me a woman who can talk to the spirits of the dead. I'll go to her and find out what's going to happen." His servants told him, "There's a woman at Endor who can talk to spirits of the dead."
There have been some important issues to attend in the land, some important matters that needed king Saul’s attention. The people needed to be redirected and led in God’s ways and ordinances. There were things going on in the country that were against God’s will and the people were abandoned in doing evil because the ruler of their nation was busy hunting an innocent and valiant warrior who was meant to be a great blessing to him and to the whole land. There was idolatry going on in the land. Most of the time, people are only good as their leader is. The people of Israel were practicing necromancy and other abominable sins. Instead of taking care of those serious issues and leading the people in God’s ways, Saul was busy chasing after David who was his best man of war and son in law, the one who had fought a spectacular battle at a very young age against the Philistines and had killed the giant Goliath, though he himself was not a soldier at all at that time, but just a “meaningless” shepherd.
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