Resources: JKV Bible and Bible Tools Paraphrased. The evil spirit from the Lord isn't literal.YAWAH, God is Supreme. He has no evilsin or evil. When we continually by will to sin, the Holy Spirit is quenched and departs. SatanSaul was leader of Isreal, and refused to receive the word of the Lord from the prophet, God’s mouthpiece (Luke 1:70; Amos 3:6). God’s Love and protection remained over Isreal from the destructive ways of bad leadership. Satan, all evil spirits, and demons are subject are restricted to God’s authority. However, when He removes his hand of mercy, Satan takes possession. The only application is, by divine permission, [not sent by God unless you allow aHimself] God “allowed” Satan to despatch an evil spirit to enter. ( Satan was restricted from killings jobtroubled Saul.)