28:14,15
It seems that only the woman can see the vision of Samuel. Saul asks what he looks like, and she tells him that he is wearing a robe. Saul then “knew it was Samuel”, and he falls to the ground. Samuel asked Saul why he had disturbed him. Saul explains his predicament. He is a man alone, desperately seeking help, but looking, as always, in all the wrong places.
28:16-18
Whatever the nature of the vision, the message is entirely consistent with all that Samuel said to Saul during his lifetime. This does not preclude it from being some sort of demonic vision, but it is also consistent with it being Samuel in some form or other. But the key point is the message itself. Saul is reminded of why he is in the predicament he is in. It is because he failed to obey the Lord. Saul never really faced up to this point. He never sought to repent.
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