Probably not, not the real Samuel.
Leviticus 19:
A summary judgment is found in 1 Chronicles 10:
Did the real Samuel appear to Saul in En-dor?
Yes, with a weight of 3.
No, with a weight of 7. I put more weight on Moses' prohibition.
Leviticus 19:
King Saul solicited the service of a medium in En-dor, 1 Samuel 28:31 “Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.
The writer thought it was Samuel.11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” 12 When the woman saw Samuel,
The medium was surprised that she saw Samuel.she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul.”
I think this was the spirit (elohim) figure that pretended to be the ghost of the dead Samuel.13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god [elohim] coming up out of the earth.”
Saul could not see it.14 He said to her, “What is his appearance?”
Saul thought it was Samuel. He was desperate about the war with the Philistines and wanted to consult Samuel.And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage.
Again, the writer assumed that it was Samuel's spirit.15 Then Samuel said to Saul,
God did not want to answer Saul by normal legal means of communication.“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams.
On the one hand, the writer, the medium, and Saul, all thought the spirit was Samuel. On the other hand, Moses disapproved of this summoning method (Lev 20:6, 27).Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do.”
The pretending spirit told the truth.16 And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy?
True19 Moreover, the LORD will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines,
True in the sense that they would die; false in the sense that not all of them would be with Samuel.and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me.
True.The LORD will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.”
A summary judgment is found in 1 Chronicles 10:
God allowed the pretending spirit of Samuel to communicate some facts to Saul. Many years later, God allowed a spirit to tell lies in the mouth of Ahab's bad prophets (1 Kings 22). God used satan-adversaries to accomplish his purposes one way or another.13 So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. 14 He did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
Did the real Samuel appear to Saul in En-dor?
Yes, with a weight of 3.
No, with a weight of 7. I put more weight on Moses' prohibition.