Divination

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An abominable practice.1 Sam 15:23.
All who practiced it, abominable. Deut 18:12.

PRACTICED BY:

Diviners. Deut 18:14.
Enchanters. Deut 18:10;Jer 27:9
Witches. Ex 22:18;Deut 18:10.
Charmers. Deut 18:11.
Wizards. Deut 18:11;1 Sam 28:3.
Consulters of familiar spirits.Deut 18:11.
Magicians. Gen 41:8;Dan 4:7.
Astrologers. Is 47:13;Dan 4:7.
Sorcerers. Jer 27:9;Acts 13:6,8.
Necromancers. Deut 18:11.
Soothsayers. Is 2:6;Dan 2:27.
False prophets. Jer 14:14;Ezek 13:6.

EFFECTED THROUGH:

Enchantments. Ex 7:11;Num 24:1.
Sorcery. Is 47:12;Acts 18:11.
Observing times. 2 Kin 21:6.
Observing heavenly bodies. Is 37:13.
Inspecting the insides of beasts. Ezek 21:21.
The flight of arrows. Ezek 21:21,22.
Cups. Gen 44:2,5.
Rods. Hos 4:12.
Dreams. Jer 29:8;Zech 10:2.
Connected with idolatry. 2 Chr 33:5,6.
Books of numerous and expensive. Acts 19:19
A lucrative employment. Num 22:7;Acts 16:16.

THOSE WHO PRACTICED:

Regarded as wise men. Dan 2:12,27.
Regarded with awe. Acts 8:9,11.
Consulted in difficulties. Dan 2:2;4:6,7.
Used mysterious words and gestures. Is 8:19.
A system of fraud. Ezek 13:6,7;Jer 29:8.
Frustrated by God. Is 44:25.
Could not injure God's people. Num 23:23.

THE LAW:

Forbade the Israelites to practice of. Lev 19:26;Deut 18:10,11.
Forbade seeking to. Lev 19:31;Deut 18:14.
Punished with death those who used. Ex 22:18;Lev 20:27.
Punished those who sought to. Lev. 20:6.
The Jews prone to. 2 Kin 17:17;Is 2:6.

(Courtesy of Dr. John MacArthur's Study Bible.)

As prophecy ends, we have to be very careful of Divination, we expose ourselves to evil spirits, and subject ourselves to them. By God's grace, I have cast out evil spirits, healed the sick and in a group of three, raised a man from the dead. My friend Pam was molested by her father at age four. She grew up to be a witch. Pam reversed a spell in my son's room. My daughter heard noises coming from his room. She opened the door, and saw toys flying around the room. The next day, we anointed the room with oil, and rebuked the evil spirits, and they left! We must be very careful not to entangle ourselves with demonic spirits.