1 Samuel 28:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

When the woman saw Samuel appear, she screamed loudly. Then she said to Saul, 'Why did you trick me? You are Saul!'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The medium realizes she's been deceived when Samuel actually appears, and she recognizes that her disguised customer is really King Saul.

📚 Historical Context

In the book of 1 Samuel, King Saul had been rejected by God as ruler of Israel and was desperately seeking guidance amid a looming battle with the Philistines. He disguised himself and consulted a medium in Endor to summon the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, an act forbidden by God's laws. When the medium unexpectedly saw Samuel, she realized Saul's true identity and cried out in fear, accusing him of deception.

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