Treasury of Scripture
the Lord
1 Samuel 12:25 But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be consumed, both you and your king.
1 Samuel 31:1-6 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa...
1 Kings 22:20,28 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner...
and to-morrow There is considerable diversity of opinion, both among learned and pious men, relative to this appearance to Saul. but the most probable opinion seems to be, that {Samuel himself} did actually appear to Saul, not by the power of enchantment, but by the appointment and especial mercy of God, to warn this infatuated monarch of his approaching end, that he might be reconciled with his Maker. There is not the smallest intimation of {chicanery or Satanic} influence given in the text; but on the contrary, from the plain and obvious meaning of the language employed, it is perfectly evident that it was {Samuel himself}, {Shemooel hoo.}as it is expressed in ver.
1 Samuel 28:14 And he said to her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle...
. Indeed the very soul of Samuel seems to breathe in his expressions of displeasure against the disobedience and wickedness of Saul; while the awful prophetic denunciations which accordingly came to pass, were such as neither human nor diabolical wisdom could foresee, and which could only be known to God himself, and to those to whom he chose to reveal them.
Exodus 9:18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail...
Jeremiah 28:16,17 Therefore thus said the LORD; Behold, I will cast you from off the face of the earth: this year you shall die...
Daniel 5:25-28 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN...
Matthew 26:24 The Son of man goes as it is written of him...
Acts 5:5,9,10 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things...