Read the Clouds

Deuteronomy 18:10-15

 ¹⁰ There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer,

1. Pass through the fire – human sacrifice to Moloch – Leviticus 18:21
2. Witchcraft – false prophets, making predictions
3. Soothsayer – observer of the sky, planets, stars, lit. “read the clouds”
4. Interprets omens – signs of animals, clouds, “red at night, sailors delight”
5. Sorcerer – One who uses spells, lit. to whisper or chant

¹¹ or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.

1. Conjures spells – To unite, to have fellowship with a sorcerer
2. Medium – consulter (KJV) – to ask, seek advice or counsel
3. Spiritist – wizard (KJV) – one who claims to know, to know the future
4. Calls up the dead – séance, communicate with departed spirits

¹² For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD, and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

1. Abomination – disgusting, abhorrent, immoral, unclean, impure, unethical
2. Drive them out – God will get rid of all these types of people

¹³ You shall be blameless before the LORD your God.

1. Blameless – perfect (KJV) – complete, whole, entire
2. You will have everything you need
3. You don’t need psychics, occult, astrologers, etc.

¹⁴ For these nations which you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not appointed such for you.

1. Soothsayers – astrologer, one who reads the sky for signs
2. Diviners – false prophets, claims to know the future
3. Not for you

¹⁵ “The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear,

1. God will send you a Prophet
2. You shall hear Him
3. John 5:45-47
4. Matthew 17:5 – transfiguration – “Hear Him.”

Conclusion:

1. Romans 1:25
2. Many have more faith in the creation than the creator
3. Is your faith in the stars OR Jehovah who created the stars?