Urim
( See Scofield) - (Exodus 28:30).
When Saul inquired of the Lord ... - It is said 1 Chronicles 10:14 that one reason why the Lord killed Saul, and gave his kingdom to David, was...
And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by (c) Urim, nor by prophets. (c) Meaning, the high priest, (...
1 Samuel 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1 ; the connexion is broken by the insertion of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . Saul and the Witch of Endor....
enquired . asked. Hebrew. sha'al, to ask. Not darash, "to seek out". See note on 1 Samuel 28:7 , and 1Ch 10:13, 1 Chronicles 10:14 . the LORD...
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. The Lord answered him not - He used t...
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. And when Saul inquired of the...
Saul and the Witch of Endor 1 Samuel 28:3-25 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read with...
Dreams ] These are always regarded in the Bible as one method of divine revelation: see Numbers 12:6 . Urim ] see on Exodus 28:30 . The ephod and...
And when Saul enquired of the Lord. — — The question has been asked, How was the enquiry made? for since the massacre at Nob, the high priest, or,...
CHAPTER XXXIV. SAUL AT ENDOR. 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . FOR a considerable time Saul had been drifting along like a crippled vessel at sea, a melanch...
Resorting to a Familiar Spirit 1 Samuel 28:1-14 This chapter records the climax to which Saul's sins led, and which sealed his fate. See 1 Chr...
It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, a...
(4) And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilb...
And when Saul inquired of the Lord ,.... And this being not done truly and heartily, nor continued in, it was as if he had not inquired, and especia...
And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. Ver. 6. And when Saul inquired of...
When Saul inquired of the Lord This seems to contradict what is affirmed 1 Chronicles 10:14 , that he did not inquire of the Lord , which is assi...
The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he...
The Philistines Make War on Israel. B. C. 1055....
Saul inquired of the Lord, in his slight and perfunctory way, as 1 Samuel 14:19 , as appears from hence, that when God did not speedily answer h...
Saul Consults A Necromancer And Samuel Appears To Him ( 1 Samuel 28:3-19 ). Having been unable to obtain any response from God, Saul, in desperati...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1 . “Know thou assuredly.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: ot...
1 Samuel 28:4 . Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7 . A woman that hath a familiar spirit: a mistress o...
The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Night preceding battle As the flash of lightning reveals the...
The Lord answered him not. God’s silence I. A frequent experience of those who seek God. It is neither an universal nor invariable one, else pr...
DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT T...
The Consultation with the Witch
And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, that is, the Urim and Thummim of the high priest's epho...
1 Chronicles 10:14 ; 1 Samuel 14:37 ; Deuteronomy 33:8 ; Exodus 28:20 ; Ezekiel 20:1-3 ; Ezekiel 20:3 ; Genesis 28:12-15 ; Genesis 46:2-4 ;...
6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.