When God Will Not Answer
I was struck by 1 Samuel 8:18 some time ago in my devotional reading 18 וּזְעַקְתֶּם֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִלִּפְנֵ֣י מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם וְלֽא־יַעֲנֶ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ 18 "Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but t he LORD will not answer you in that day. " It turns out that there are at least three other places where God said he would not answer: 1) 1 Sam. 28:6 When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him , either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets. 6 וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְל֥א עָנָ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֧ם בַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹת גַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖ים גַּ֥ם בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ 2) 2 Sam. 22:38 "I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. 39 "And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet. 40 "For You have girded me with ...