Thou shalt not suffer a Witch to live. Can You Honestly answer the questions below?

Question

1. Can you give a Bible definition of a Witch?
2. Can you Cite Bible verses as to a Witches specifically connected negatives & positives?
3. Can you cite physical description of a witch from a Bible.
4. Can you cite from a Bible the exact crime a Witch should be put to death for and its cite in a Bible.

Please, for a change, no rationalization or implications just straight out Cite with Book and Numbers.

Remember Witch is a Christian invention. The people of the Crafts had nothing to do with it as the Christians who wrote the Bibles bits and pieces before compiling did not know of most of the crafts, talents and existance of many that the word has been hung on by Christian Shouters.

Herbalism, Bone setter, Potion Makers, Midwifes, dowsers, all crafts that have been used to condemn humans to torture and death by Christians as Witches, per Thou shelt not suffer a witch to live. It is the christians who use their Satans and demons to create terror for others. To those that know of the Crafts; you probably know of the rule of 3 most Christians don't understand none have to point spells at them, they cause their own creations to work their way on them.

Answer 1

Wow. Good question.

Unfortunately, it seems no one has been able to satisfactorily answer it.

I clicked on it to see if anyone HAD come up with an actual answer but alas...(as of the second I wrote this, no one had anyway)

Props on a good question, Terry.

And those that answered above me that have used objectionable speech have been "lovingly reported" as well.

Answer 2

1.) The definition of what a witch, according to "the" Bible, is one with a familiar spirit. Although I do not pretend to know precisely what that term means, I surmise that it can't be something good if God told the Israelites to not allow those who practiced such things to live.
2.)None. Positives? Negatives? A little more specificity, please?
3.) None given. That didn't come till much later when the non-believers in Old England put a spin on what they believed to be appropriate dress for those who "believed" in the "dark prince" and aided him in his " magikal workings". lol
4.) From "a" bible, no. From "the" Bible, yes. The crime before God was being a witch in the first place. I realize how painful and filled with hatred against the Eternal One this must make all the "witches" of today feel, but when one decidedly chooses to be on the wrong side, how else can one possibly feel?
And what's with this, "Please, for a change, no rationalization or implication...", when you, by virtue of your own request, violated and made null your own words by rationalizing that witch(craft) is a "Christian" invention? Why do you people seek so much to vindicate your own sin by accusing your "chosen enemy" of being the cause of your existence? You are wrong, and so is anyone else who asserts that Christianity "invented" witches or the craft. It is so ironic that you should ask for no rationalizations since you have, all by yourself, committed the Fallacy of Rationalization, among a number of other cause and effect fallacies. Doing these things in such an open forum as this only shows ignorance, self-contempt, and extreme limited intellect. When making such statements as the one about Christians inventing witches or witchcraft, here's another fallacy to avoid: "Assertum non est demonstratium"- "To assert is not to demonstrate", a malady of "thinking" so prevalent to obvious sympathizers of evil such as yourself. If you would stop watching "Charmed" and "The Craft" so often as well as not listening to such suck-*** groups as godsmack, you might have hope yet.

Answer 3

The bible refers to witches using the Hebrew

kâshaph
(pronounced: kaw-shaf')
A primitive root; properly to whisper a spell, that is, to enchant or practice magic: - sorcerer, (use) witch (-craft).

Also,

'ôb
Pronounced: "obe"
From the same as H1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father’s name); properly a mumble, that is, a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar): - bottle, familiar spirit.

For example, see the story of the witch of Endor in 1Sa 28:7. The bible is full of stories describing sorcerers, sorceresses, diviners, and mediums.

Suggest you study the books "Magic in the Middle Ages" by Richard Kieckhefer or "Strange Histories" by Darren Oldridge to correct the misunderstandings you have about witchcraft, its history, and its origins.

Answer 4

Here are a few. Leviticus20:6-7, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Isaiah 47:10-14, Galatians 5:19-21. It's also talked about in Revelations, A witches powers are Demonically inspired. There from evil Demons That deceive you. Your in bondage and more than likely possessed. Their are different degrees of possession. None the less if you find the truth in Jesus Christ you may have difficulty freeing your self from the bondage. You'll probably encounter sever Demonic attacks and oppression. Or else you ll suffer in Damnation for eternity,. Good luck.

Answer 5

2. I believe it was King Saul who sought the counsel of a witch (the witch of Endor- a fortune teller, essentially) to find out what was going to happen to him.
I believe that in Deuteronomy (ch 20, v 18?), it states that a person is not to give divination (give esteem to)to seers, witches,necromancers,etc.
All of the groups of people listed are involved in Satanic activity.
4. In the case of the witch of Endor, there were supposed to be no more witches alive at that point. I believe that witches were to have been stoned to death and/or cast into a fire, to rid the world of such abominations.--- This is not my wording or implication; the Bible states that being involved in such groups as were listed above, is abominable to God.

Answer 6

In the original Bible text, the term, m’khashepah, was used. It was later changed to ‘witch’ by King James. The definition of the original term is a woman who used spoken spells to HARM others, causing their death or loss of property. So the original text read, “Thou Shalt Not Suffer A M’Khashepah To Live.” (M’Khashepah - Evil Sorceress)


In the Good News Bible, the word, ‘magic’, is used. “To put to death any woman who practices magic.”


Magic could mean stage magic, sleight of hand, magic tricks, ceremonial magick used to harm or ceremonial or hedge magick used to heal. This passage is inaccurate, because the original text of the Bible referred to those who caused death or harm at the hands of magick. Not tricksters or healers. Tricksters, being stage magicians. Healers, being white witches.


And what about men? Were evil sorcerers permitted to live while evil sorceresses were sentenced to death? Sounds like a double-standard to me. Perhaps represented by a MALE dominated society needing yet another tactic to keep women under submissive control.

Answer 7

Good one Terry! I will have to check back tomorrow to see if anyone has come up with a plausabe answer! They won't tell me where the unicorns from Job 39:9 are either! :(

Answer 8

Are witches in the Bible at all? I went to a Xian school and took Bible classes all throughout my childhood, and I can't recall it being anywhere in the Bible.

Unfortunately, Xians don't need a Biblical reference to make up rules or ideas. I wonder how new the "witch" concept has existed--was it invented during the Salem witch hunts?

Answer 9

I don't have the "time" to answer your 4 questions...however...I myself am a "white witch"....I do no harm to no one...I am no certain religion...I am universal in my beliefs...but I know what I am also....guess that's why I became a mentor/spiritual advisor....I do remember reading that verse once....and my take on it is that witches in the bible were "prisoners"..that's what they were called in those days....I don't feel that Wiccans or any other type of "witch" should be put to death over their beliefs, though.....I certainly connect with God.....so I am good with that...

Answer 10

Exodus 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
Micah 5:12 "I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells."

Deuteronomy 18:10 "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in fire, WHO PRACTICES DIVINATION OR SORCERY, INTERPRETS OMENS, ENGAGES IN WITCHCRAFT."
I dont hate witches, but that is what the Bible says.