King Saul and the Medium

1. How many men did King Saul gather to hunt down David? How many men did David have with him? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How did David spare King Saul’s life for the second time? What proof did he take with him to show that he could have killed King Saul?

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3. How can someone so wicked like King Saul still be considered God’s anointed? Do you know anyone you believe is anointed by God but has become wicked? How should we handle them? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In 1 Samuel 26:19, David says “[t]hey have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’” How can hardship drive someone away from God, even to seek witchcraft? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Why did King Saul remove the mediums and witches from the land?

6. Why did King Saul seek a witch despite removing them from Israel? How are his actions similar to some Christians?

7. How did Samuel come back from the dead if the bible tells us that you cannot rise from the dead? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. In 1 Samuel 28:18, Samuel reminded King Saul about what he did wrong with the Amalekites. What did he do wrong? How long ago did this happen? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What did Samuel say was King Saul’s fate?

10. How does Isaiah 40:8 apply to what we read? How does it apply to any particular instance in your life? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________