“For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king.” (1Sa 15:23)

A topic worth pursuing… The bible is full of references to witchcraft and sorcerers, familiar spirits and divination, necromancy and fortune tellers.

“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD. And because of these abominations the LORD your God is driving them out before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God, for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do this.” (Deu 18:9-14)

But modern day perception of witchcraft, shaped by medieval ideas and pop culture alike, seems to be far off topic. The bible is clear about what witchcraft is, whether or not it “works”, and what our attitude towards both the craft and the people using it should be.

“A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.” (Lev 20:27)

Stay tuned for a more detailed analysis.

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