On Divine silence
The LORD became silent to Saul, because Saul had turned from Him
Instead of waiting on God and humbling himself, he took matters into his own hands by consulting mediums and necromancers
Saul sought out when he originally banned
En-dor was across enemy lines where the medium was
Saul secretly visited his sin, what ways do we do this too? we must confront this and give it to Christ
God will not be summoned
Saul tries to summon God for his purposes
Saul does not humbly approach God
To call upon the LORD is not the same as summoning Him
the former is from a place of humility
the latter is from a place of pride
Even after Saul summons Samuel, he is told the same thing. No new news. The silence continues. The answer was already given.
Jesus was met with silence when he asked the Father to 'take this cup from me' because it was already decided
The answer is already given in scripture