Study Desk

When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,

or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.

Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD , and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you.

You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

The nations you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.