What other scriptures warn against similar behaviors as in Isaiah 65:4? Isaiah 65:4 Snapshot “…who sit among the graves, spend nights in secret places, eat the flesh of pigs, and have the broth of abominable things in their bowls.” Warnings About Consulting the Dead or Occult Practices • Leviticus 19:31 — “You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.” • Leviticus 20:6 — “Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists… I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.” • Leviticus 20:27 — “A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death.” • Deuteronomy 18:10-12 — “Let no one be found among you… who consults a medium or familiar spirit, or inquires of the dead… For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD.” • Isaiah 8:19 — “When they say to you, ‘Consult the mediums and familiar spirits who whisper and mutter,’ should not a people inquire of their God?” • 1 Samuel 28:7-20 — Saul’s visit to the medium of Endor and its judgment. Warnings About Defilement from Graves and Corpses • Numbers 19:11, 16 — “Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days… Anyone who touches a grave will be unclean seven days.” • Leviticus 21:1-4 — Priests were to avoid contact with the dead except for close family. • Ezekiel 43:7-9 — Israel defiles God’s house with “the corpses of their kings.” • Matthew 23:27 — Hypocrites likened to “whitewashed tombs,” showing ongoing symbolism of uncleanness. Warnings About Eating Pork and Other Unclean Foods • Leviticus 11:7-8 — “And the pig… is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.” • Deuteronomy 14:8 — Same restriction restated for covenant faithfulness. • Isaiah 66:17 — “Those… eating the flesh of pigs and abominable rodents— they will perish together,” declares the LORD. • Ezekiel 4:14 — The prophet refuses “defiled meat.” • Daniel 1:8 — Daniel decides not to “defile himself with the king’s food.” Warnings About Secret or Hidden Idolatry • Hosea 4:13 — “They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth.” • Ezekiel 8:7-12 — Elders practice hidden idolatry in dark rooms. • Jeremiah 7:30 — Judah sets “their detestable things” in God’s house. Take-Home Truths • God consistently links occult practices, grave association, and unclean food with rebellion against His revealed will. • From the Law to the Prophets to the words of Jesus, Scripture calls believers to separate from death, darkness, and defilement. • Isaiah 65:4 echoes a unified biblical warning that choosing impurity over obedience invites judgment. |
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