1Sa 28:6 Cross References

1 Samuel 28:6

6: He asked the LORD what he should do, but the LORD refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.

And the LORD said to them, "Now listen to me! Even with prophets, I the LORD communicate by visions and dreams.

So Saul asked God, "Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?" But God made no reply that day.

When direction from the LORD is needed, Joshua will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will determine the LORD's will by means of sacred lots. This is how Joshua and the rest of the community of Israel will discover what they should do."

Jerusalem's gates have sunk into the ground. All their locks and bars are destroyed, for he has smashed them. Her kings and princes have been exiled to distant lands; the law is no more. Her prophets receive no more visions from the LORD.

Insert into the pocket of the chestpiece the Urim and Thummim, to be carried over Aaron's heart when he goes into the LORD's presence. Thus, Aaron will always carry the objects used to determine the LORD's will for his people whenever he goes in before the LORD.

Moses said this about the tribe of Levi: "O LORD, you have given the sacred lots to your faithful servants the Levites. You put them to the test at Massah and contended with them at the waters of Meribah.

Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between chaff and wheat!

As he slept, he dreamed of a stairway that reached from earth to heaven. And he saw the angels of God going up and down on it.
At the top of the stairway stood the LORD, and he said, "I am the LORD, the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I will give it to you and your descendants.
Your descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth! They will cover the land from east to west and from north to south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.
What's more, I will be with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. I will someday bring you safely back to this land. I will be with you constantly until I have finished giving you everything I have promised."

So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD. He failed to obey the LORD's command, and he even consulted a medium
instead of asking the LORD for guidance. So the LORD killed him and turned his kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring.
Don't praise yourself; let others do it!
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is heavier than both.
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but who can survive the destructiveness of jealousy?
An open rebuke is better than hidden love!

We see no miraculous signs as evidence that you will save us. All the prophets are gone; no one can tell us when it will end.

As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary. For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit.

And even when you do ask, you don't get it because your whole motive is wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure.

These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline, and to help them understand wise sayings.
Through these proverbs, people will receive instruction in discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair.
These proverbs will make the simpleminded clever. They will give knowledge and purpose to young people.
Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance

The fourth row will contain a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. All these stones will be set in gold.

Well, God doesn't listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.

During the night God spoke to him in a vision. "Jacob! Jacob!" he called. "Here I am," Jacob replied.
"I am God," the voice said, "the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will see to it that you become a great nation there.
I will go with you down to Egypt, and I will bring your descendants back again. But you will die in Egypt with Joseph at your side."

On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the LORD. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply.
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
"Son of man, give the leaders of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: How dare you come to ask for my help? As surely as I live, I will tell you nothing. This is the word of the Sovereign LORD!

But God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in bed.
He whispers in their ear and terrifies them with his warning.

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