Contradiction with Leviticus 19:31
Prohibits seeking out mediums, which contrasts with Saul eating after consulting one.
Leviticus 19:31: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God.
Contradiction with Isaiah 8:19
Warns against consulting the dead, contradicting Saul's reliance on the medium's message to eat.
Isaiah 8:19: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12
Condemns necromancy, conflicting with Saul's behavior in 1 Samuel 28.
Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Contradiction with Job 14:21
Suggests the dead are unaware of the living, opposing the idea of advising through a medium.
Job 14:21: His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.
Paradox #1
The contradiction in 1 Samuel 28:22 could be seen in the broader context where consulting a medium is depicted negatively in the Bible, yet Saul, who banned such practices, seeks guidance from one. This shows inconsistency in following one's own principles.