28:11
The woman asked “whom shall I bring up for you?”, and Saul replied “Samuel”, for Saul would have gone to see Samuel if Samuel had still been alive. It is interesting that people who are disobedient to God will still want to hear from a man of God. Our human nature still contains something that knows we ought and need to hear from God.
28:12,13
Samuel then appears to the woman. This, of course, presents us with a problem. Is this really Samuel? Is it some demonic apparition? Or is it something else? Now we should note that the text makes no attempt to answer this question, so my view is that we should not worry about it. We should also remember that consulting the spirits of the dead is strictly forbidden. What the text does focus on is the message that Saul receives. The woman is deeply concerned, realising that the man who asked her to bring up Samuel is indeed Saul. Saul assures her that she will not be in trouble.
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