Why Didn’t God Stop Pharaoh’s Magicians?
- Kaitlyn Schiess
- Mar 10
- 1 min read
Pharaoh’s magicians seem to be doing magic in the Bible! If supernatural power comes from God, then how are these guys turning rods into snakes? Kaitlyn talks about how people have understood that passage in the Bible and what it reveals about our relationship to idols, magic, and God.
0:00 - Theme Song
0:56 - Why Did God Let Pharaoh’s Magicians Do Magic?
4:25 - Was it Just a Magic Trick?
9:12 - God vs Egyptian gods
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18:35 - Idols and Magic
26:30 - Final Words
30:55 - End Credits
Regarding psychic/paranormal stuff: I would make a distinction between trying to cast spells invoking spirits and using unusual things that are simply part of your nature, whether you like it or not. Some people are just born with stuff. It's all still part of God's creation, and one must act morally with that, the same as everything else. (I'd also be very cautious with assuming things like this are either demonic or miraculous--you might (for example) have a strange intuition/sense/perception that is OFTEN or USUALLY right but that doesn't mean it's an actual gift of the Holy Spirit, since for one thing, that would be ALWAYS right.) The question of charging money for psychic/paranormal things raises, even if those are…