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NASB | 1 Samuel 16:14 ¶ Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrorized him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 16:14 ¶ Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him. |
Bible Question:
Does God send depression? Does God have an evil spirirt? Does God make peoplpe tormented? i know theese questions seem obvious when raised in a christian culture that God is only capably of good, but read this: 1 samuel 16: 14-... 14 Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil [a] spirit from the LORD tormented him. 15 Saul's attendants said to him, "See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better." Footnotes: 1 Samuel 16:14 Or injurious ; also in verses 15, 16 and 23 |
Bible Answer: We have to be careful when talking about depression to define our terms. There are at least four kinds of depression; 1). The depression that we feel when things go wrong or we are in a backslidden state. The remedy to this is submission to God and putting our confidence in His love and upholding. It is often due to sin. 2). There is mild clinical depression. It may arise through exceptional stress (e.g. childbirth). This may need assistance by means of tablets for depression, but for those who walk with Christ such treatment should not be necessary for very long. Faith and trust are part of the remedy. 3). There is severe clinical depression (the person might not appear to be depressed). This often results from deep childhood trauma and often comes out later in life and is a disease caused by lack of dopamine to the brain. It requires expert medical attention. It can result in irrational behaviour and even hearing voices. Nebuchadnezzar may well have suffered from this form of deprssion. The thinking of such people is often distorted so that they get the wrong idea about what is going on which can lead to violence and even suicide without suicide really being intended. 4). There is depression caused by evil spirits. Saul's depression would appear to have been of this variety. He may well have been involving himself with the occult. Alternately 'spirit from the LORD' may not refer to an entity and it may have been clinical depression which resulted in his deep suspicions. Which is from the LORD? Well that depends on whether we see disease as from the LORD. Mild depression is intended to help us get ourselves sorted out. But clinical depression is often not the person's fault at all. |
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