Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
That peep
Should not
For the living
General references
Bible References
That peep
Isaiah 29:4
Then you [Jerusalem] will be brought low,
You will speak from the earth,
And from the dust where you lie face down
Your muffled words will come.
Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the earth [like one produced by a medium],
And your speech will whisper and squeak from the dust.
Then you [Jerusalem] will be brought low,
You will speak from the earth,
And from the dust where you lie face down
Your muffled words will come.
Your voice will also be like that of a spirit from the earth [like one produced by a medium],
And your speech will whisper and squeak from the dust.
Should not
1 Samuel 28:16
Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?
2 Kings 1:3
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
2 Peter 2:1
But [in those days] false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will subtly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.
For the living
Psalm 106:28
They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor,
And ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
Jeremiah 10:10
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
But the Lord is the true God and the God who is Truth;
He is the living God and the everlasting King.
The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath,
And the nations are not able to endure His indignation.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
General references
Leviticus 19:31
‘Do not turn to mediums [who pretend to consult the dead] or to spiritists [who have spirits of divination]; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.
Isaiah 47:12
“Persist, then, [Babylon] in your enchantments
And your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit [from them],
Perhaps you may prevail and cause trembling.
“Persist, then, [Babylon] in your enchantments
And your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit [from them],
Perhaps you may prevail and cause trembling.
Daniel 2:2
Then the king gave a command to call the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
Micah 5:12
“I will cut off witchcrafts and sorceries from your hand,
And you shall have no more fortune-tellers.
“I will cut off witchcrafts and sorceries from your hand,
And you shall have no more fortune-tellers.