Sorcery
31 references
- (Divination by an alleged assistance of evil spirits)
- Forbidden Lev. 19:26-28,31; 20:6; Deut. 18:9-14
- Denounced Isa. 8:19; Mal. 3:5
- Practiced
- By the Egyptians Isa. 19:3,11,12
- By the magicians Exod. 7:11,22; 8:7,18
- By Balaam Num. 22:6; 23:23; with 22; 23
- By Jezebel 2 Kgs. 9:22
- By the Ninevites Nah. 3:4,5
- By the Babylonians Isa. 47:9-13; Ezek. 21:21,22; Dan. 2:2,10,27
- By Belshazzar Dan. 5:7,15
- By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus) Acts 8:9; 11
- By Elymas (Bar-Jesus) Acts 13:8
- By the girl at Philippi Acts 16:16
- By charlatan Jews Acts 19:13
- By sons of Sceva Acts 19:14,15
- By astrologers Jer. 10:2; Mic. 3:6,7
- By false prophets Jer. 14:14; 27:9; 29:8,9; Ezek. 13:6-9; 22:28; Matt. 24:24
- To cease Ezek. 12:23,24; 13:23; Mic. 5:12
- Messages of, false Ezek. 21:29; Zech. 10:2; 2 Thess. 2:9
- Diviners will be confounded Mic. 3:7
- Belongs to the works of the flesh Gal. 5:20
- Wickedness of 1 Sam. 15:23
- Vainness of Isa. 44:25
- Punishment for Exod. 22:18; Lev. 20:27; Deut. 13:5
- Divining by familiar spirits (mediums or spiritists) Lev. 20:27; 1 Chr. 10:13; 2 Chr. 33:6; Isa. 8:19; 19:3; 29:4
- By entrails Ezek. 21:21
- By images 2 Kgs. 23:24; Ezek. 21:21
- By rods Hos. 4:12
- Saul consulted the Witch of Endor 1 Sam. 28:7-25
- Books of, destroyed Acts 19:19
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.