This is a strange story in which King Saul induces a female medium to conjure up the “ghost” of the Prophet Samuel, who obviously had died. Because this sort of occult activity was not allowed in Israel, Saul had previously expelled mediums, wizards, and the like. Still, there was some of this kind of activity going on. Saul went to Endor in disguise to see whether he could communicate with Samuel the prophet. He was successful, in a sense, but only received bad news. This “truth story” is most sobering.
