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The soul that turns to those who have familiar spirits, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
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The Sin of Spiritual Adultery
Commentators explain that consulting mediums is called “playing the harlot” because it is a profound act of spiritual adultery. John Gill notes that it involves forsaking the Lord, relinquishing trust in Him, and seeking knowledge from demonic sources instead. This attributes to created beings or spirits what belongs to God alone.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits. —The same punishment will be inflicted upon the man who cons…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits The man or woman that has respect unto them, seeks after t…
Presbyterian
Are we shocked at the unnatural cruelty of the ancient idolaters in sacrificing their children? We may justly be so. But are there not very many pa…
