![]() ![]() But God’s Word was meant to be studied, understood, and applied. Yes, God sometimes causes us to stumble on a verse at precisely the time we need the message the verse contains. ![]() Yes, God leads us to specific Bible verses that will speak to us in a time of need. Occult practices are not made less evil simply because the Bible is being used in the process. God’s Word condemns all forms of divination in no uncertain terms (Deuteronomy 18:10 Acts 16:16-19). This time his finger landed on John 13:27, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”Īll joking aside, bibliomancy is not biblical. This time, his finger landed on Luke 10:37, “Go and do likewise.” Again, not liking that answer, the man tried again. went away and hanged himself.” Not liking that answer, the man tried again. He opened his eyes and read Matthew 27:5, “Judas. The story is told of a man who wanted to find out what God had for his future, so he closed his eyes, opened the Bible randomly, and stuck his finger on the page. The verse where the questioner’s finger points supposedly contains the answer. The process of bibliomancy involves asking a clear question, opening the book to a random page, and trailing a finger in slow circles until “the spirit” says to stop. Other books sometimes used are the I Ching, the Mahabharata, and the Qur’an. But, by no means is the Bible the only book sometimes used in bibliomancy. Now, bibliomancy often refers to fortune-telling by means of the Bible. In ancient times, the works of Homer and Virgil were used. Generally speaking, bibliomancy involves turning to a random page in a sacred book in order to find the answer to a question posed. Bibliomancy is the practice of divination by means of a book. ![]()
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