The Witch of Endor:
I read 1 and 2 Samuel this past semester, which is where this story comes from,
but I had forgotten about this section. It is interesting to me what people do
in times of desperation. Saul outlawed witchcraft in the country, yet called upon
the Witch of Endor out of desperation. He had been a disobedient king, who
killed and became a selfish ruler to Israel, so God became silent to His calls.
That doesn’t mean God didn’t hear them, but he was punishing Saul with silence.
The fact that Saul went to a witch shows how hard the absence of the Lord’s
voice was in his life. If he truly did not care, he would not have gone to such
great lengths to reach Samuel for clarity.
Bathsheba: David has always been
regarded as a saint in my mind because of his faithfulness and boldness
concerning his God, but this story shows the depravity of man. Comparing this
story to the Witch of Endor one above presents some parallels. In the name of
lust, David sinned and continued to do so to cover up his mess just as Saul
sinned out of desperation.
“And Uriah departed out of
the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. But
Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord,
and went not down to his house.”
This
section of the story grabs my heart because Uriah was a faithful soldier. His
men did not have the luxury to sleep in the comfort of their homes so when he
was sent home, he laid at the door of the king’s house instead. This act is
beautiful. One I do not know if I would have had the discipline to accomplish,
but one I certainly admire.
Esther: I just finished watching the
TV show Reign, which has taught me
much about the medieval times and the power of the king. Through watching the
main character Queen Mary and her ladies, their virtue was sought after by all
the young and old suitors. This reminds me of Esther’s story because King Ahasuerus
had virgins line up to be chosen from to replace his wife Vashti.
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