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Laban's Luck
Friday, April 28, 2017According to Genesis 30:27, Laban said that he was blessed by God because of Jacob. He said he found out by divination, but the Bible doesn't say exactly what form of divination he used. Do you have any idea what form of divining technique he used? If not, do you know where I can get more information about this?Sincerely,
Crying For Scrying
Dear Crying For Scrying,
Depending upon what translation you are using, Gen 30:27 might be a little confusing. The word ‘divining’ simply means ‘to discern’ or ‘to have learned through experience’ in this context (many translations use the words ‘learned through experience’ in this verse to emphasis this point). Laban had seen that God blessed him with prosperity as long as Jacob was around. This was a practical observation, nothing more.
Hostile Reception
Thursday, April 27, 2017I have people that walk up and down my street; I always say, “Hi!” when I’m outside, but my problem is one person stopped, and I could feel the evil he had when he spoke; he had a demon in him, I think. Is it possible for common people to feel or see others that are possessed?Sincerely,
Creeped Out
Dear Creeped Out,
Demon possession ended not long after the days of Christ. Jesus made it clear that one of His jobs was to bind the devil and take His strength away by casting out the demons (Matt 12:28-29). When Jesus’ disciples had come back from their evangelism trips and related to Him that they had cast out many demons, Jesus told them that they were defeating Satan by getting rid of Satan’s demonic minions (Lk 10:17-18). When Jesus and His disciples cast out demons, they did it permanently (Lk 8:30-33) and bound Satan by their acts. We no longer have to deal with such overt attacks by the devil. Demon possession no longer exists; the devil must use subtler methods to deceive us now.