1. 1 Samuel 28:18 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why has the LORD not been responding to Samuel’s inquiries?

1 Samuel 28:18 (ESV)

18 Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.

The reason for Saul’s rejection as king as well as the LORD’s ongoing silence was Saul’s refusal to listen to the LORD and carry out his instructions regarding the Amalekites. This is where he sealed his fate and became God’s enemy.1