Deuteronomy 18:9-14

Listen to Deuteronomy 18:9-14

Sorcery Forbidden

9 When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 1
10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, [a] practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
11 casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead.
12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
14 Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.

Deuteronomy 18:9-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 18

This chapter gives an account of the provision made for the priests and Levites, with the reason of it, De 18:1-5, of allowance of a country Levite to minister at Jerusalem, and take his portion with the rest, De 18:6-8, and of several persons of bad practices not to be suffered among the people of Israel, De 18:9-14, and of an extraordinary prophet that should be raised up among them, to whom they should hearken, or it would be the worse for them, De 18:15-19, but a false prophet was to be put to death, of whom a sign is given by which he might be known, De 18:20-22.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. (Acts 8:9–25)

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Literally makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire
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