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The Nine Forbidden Practices of the Occult « Sola Dei Gloria
THE NINE FORBIDDEN PRACTICES
Deuteronomy 18 contains the most powerful biblical passage outlining the occult. In verses ten and eleven we find the Nine Forbidden Practices of the occult:
When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 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, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
In my Take A Stand! Seminar “The End-Time Occult Invasion”, I use the following to illustrate how it is absolutely imperative that we avoid all forms of occultism and teach others the same.
The word “abomination” (v.9, 12) is the Hebrew word “Tow`ebah”
(Strong’s number 08441, pronounced “to-ay-baw”)
It means: “a disgusting thing,” “an abomination,” “unclean” (as in idolatry), “wickedness”
This is the strongest condemnatory language used by God in the entire Bible!
Let that sink in. In the strongest terms used in the entire Bible, God condemns and forbids the occult as He warns the Israelites to avoid and abhor it. Pronouncing it as “towebah,” God, in His wisdom, lays out the Nine Forbidden Practices. They are:
1- Human Sacrifice – We call that abortion today
2- Divination – The Heart of the occult. Manipulation from demonic sources.
3- Astrology – We either trust God or the Zodiac but not both!
4- Enchanter – Someone satanically endowed to produce seductive spells.
5- Witchcraft and Witches – Includes its modern, organized counterpart, Wicca.
6- Charmer – One who manipulates objects or beings via demonic power.
7- Consulter with Familiar Spirits – One who gleans knowledge from demonic contact.
8- Wizards – Practitioners of magical arts.
9- Necromancers – Those who claim to be in contact with the dead.
Once we see and understand God’s standard on the occult, several more Scriptures immediately come to mind that give direction, warning and clarity concerning the various deceptions.
Ephesians 5:10-11 instruct what we must do concerning evil in any form.
Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
II Corinthians 6:14-18 leaves no doubt that God wants His children to steer clear of any fascination or involvement with the occult.