The Frightened Witch

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The Frightened Witch

• God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present
  help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear,
  though the earth give way and the mountains fall
  into the heart of the sea.
• Psalm 461

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The Facts, Please!

• When witches are mentioned, some people think of
  black cats, broomsticks, and pointed hats.
  Others think of people who cast magic spells.
  Today, those who practice demonology and satanic
  worship call some of their leaders witches. In
  the Bible, if the term witches is used, it refers
  to sorcerers or mediums.

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More Facts, Please!

• Mediums are people who claim they can tell the
  future by communicating with the spirits of dead
  people. The Bible gives us no indication that we
  can talk with people who have died. Those who
  claim they do this are either fooling people by
  some kind of tricks, or they are performing acts
  under the power of demons.

• God told the Israelites to have nothing to do
  with fortune-tellers, black magic, witches,
  wizards, or sorcerers. In Exodus 2218, God
  ordered witches (sorcerers) to be put to death.

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More Facts, Please!

• King Saul obeyed that command at one time and
  tried to ban all the sorcerers from the land of
  Israel. Somehow, he missed at least one. Then
  there came a time when he wanted to talk with a
  sorcerer. Evidently, although he had obeyed
  Gods command to ban witches, he still believed
  in witchcraft in his heart.

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Samuel Talks to SaulComplete the acrostic by
filling the blanks in these sentences from the
story about Saul.Saul A_ _ K _ _ God for help,
but got no answer.He I _ Q _ I _ _ _ of a
medium, asking her toB _ _ N _ up Samuel from
the dead.G _ _ brought up Samuels
spirit.Seeing the S _ _ R _ _, the medium
screamed. Saul A _ K _ _ Samuel for help.S _
_ U _ _ said that the I S _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ would
be defeated, and Saul and his sons would die,
and it was so!