Divination

An abominable practice 1Sa 15:23

All who practised it, abominable De 18:12

PRACTISED BY

Diviners De 18:14

Enchanters De 18:10; Jer 27:9

Witches Ex 22:18; De 18:10

Charmers De 18:11

Wizards De 18:11; 1Sa 28:3

Consulters of familiar spirits De 18:11

Magicians Ge 41:8; Da 4:7

Astrologers Isa 47:13; Da 4:7

Sorcerers Jer 27:9; Ac 13:6,8

Necromancers De 18:11

Soothsayers Isa 2:6; Da 2:27

False prophets Jer 14:14; Eze 13:3,6

EFFECTED THROUGH

Enchantments Ex 7:11; Nu 24:1

Sorcery Isa 47:12; Ac 8:11

Observing times 2Ki 21:6

Observing heavenly bodies Isa 37:13

Raising the dead 1Sa 28:11,12

Inspecting the inside of beasts Eze 21:21

The flight of arrows Eze 21:21,22

Cups Ge 44:2,5

Rods Ho 4:12

Dreams Jer 29:8; Zec 10:2

Connected with idolatry 2Ch 33:5,6

Books of, numerous and expensive Ac 19:19

A lucrative employment Nu 22:7; Ac 16:16

THOSE WHO PRACTISED

Regarded as wise men Da 2:12,27

Regarded with awe Ac 8:9,11

Consulted in difficulties Da 2:2; 4:6,7

Used mysterious words and gestures Isa 8:19

A system of fraud Eze 13:6,7; Jer 29:8

Frustrated by God Isa 44:25

Could not injure the Lord's people Nu 23:23

THE LAW

Forbade to the Israelites the practice of Le 19:26; De 18:10,11

Forbade seeking to Le 19:31; De 18:14

Punished with death those who used Ex 22:18; Le 20:27

Punished those who sought to Le 20:6

The Jews prone to 2Ki 17:17; Isa 2:6