”Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David”
1 Samuel 28:16-17 KJV
“Why ask me?” said Samuel. “God has turned away from you and is now on the side of your neighbor. God has done exactly what he told you through me—ripped the kingdom right out of your hands and given it to your neighbor.” Saul had banned witches and wizards in Israel but at this time when the Philistines were gathered against him, he sought out a witch at Endor who brought Samuel from the dead to let Saul speak to him. Samuel clearly told Saul that he would be defeated and would die in this battle. The God Who got Samuel to anoint Saul king, had now given the kingdom to David, Saul’s neighbour. In the new covenant the “law” of the Spirit of life flowing through the anointing of Jesus has liberated us from the “law” of sin and death. The Anointing of the Anointed One is the choicest anointing oil on our head. Let our head not refuse to accept and acknowledge and learn from it. Amen!
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