The Death of Saul

Reading Portion

I Sam.28:1-19; 31; II Sam.1

Lesson Content

1 The Philistines came again to fight with the Israelites and pitched in Shunem (I Sam.28:4).

2. Saul was greatly afraid and enquired of the Lord but the Lord did not answer him (I Sam.28:5,6).

3. Saul went in disguise to the house of a woman in Endor who had a familiar spirit and asked her to bring up Samuel who had already died (I Sam.28:7-11).

4. When Samuel was brought up, Saul asked him what he should do (I Sam.28:14,15).

5. Samuel told Saul about the Lord’s punishment and the outcome of the battle which he was going to fight with the Philistines (I Sam.28:16-19).

6. Saul and his sons were slain in the battle (I Sam.31:1-6; II Sam.1:6-10).

7. David mourned the death of Saul (II Sam.1:17, 19-24).

Moral

Saul did not wholly destroy the Amalekites in spite of the Lord’s command and therefore he had to die at the hands of an Amalekite. Even so, if we fail to get rid of every sin in our life, it will finally destroy us.