1 Samuel 28 Explained: Saul, Samuel, and the Powerful Revelation of Jesus Christ
Saul, the Medium of Endor, and the Silence That Points to Christ Saul Seeks Darkness Because He Rejected the Light 1 Samuel 28 is one of the darkest and most emotional chapters in the Old Testament. Saul, once chosen by God to lead Israel, now stands terrified before the Philistine army. But the real tragedy is not the army in front of him — it is the silence from heaven above him. The chapter begins with Saul desperately seeking guidance from God. Yet Scripture says the Lord did not answer him “by dreams or Urim or prophets.” The man who once stood among prophets now cannot hear God at all. Instead of repenting, Saul turns toward darkness. He disguises himself at night and visits the medium of Endor — a woman who communicates with the dead. Ironically, Saul himself had previously removed mediums from the land in obedience to God’s law. Now he secretly becomes the very thing he once condemned. This is what sin does. It slowly pulls a person farther from the voice of God until desp...