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He said to her, What form is he of? She said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a robe. Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.
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Who Appeared to Saul?
Scholars are divided on the identity of the spirit. Some, like Matthew Henry, argue that God permitted the actual spirit of Samuel to appear to deliver a final judgment on Saul. Others, like John Gill, contend it was a demonic spirit impersonating Samuel, arguing that God would not use a forbidden practice like necromancy to communicate. Both views agree the event was supernatural, not a human trick.
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19th Century
Anglican
An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle. —The “mantle;” Hebrew, m’il. The garment so named…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto her, what form [is] he of ? &c.] Of what stature is he? or rather of what age does he seem to be? a…
Presbyterian
When we go from the plain path of duty, everything draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to b…
