Exodus 55 - Exod. 22:18-20 - SORCERERS SHALL DIE (We are in the world but not part of it - John 17:14-16)

Exodus 55 - Exod. 22:18-20 - SORCERERS SHALL DIE (We are in the world but not part of it - John 17:14-16)

From LIGHT OF MENORAH by Rev John Ferret

July 15, 2026 · 44 min · Episode 369

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The episode discusses the biblical verses Exod. 22:18-20 and their implications on holiness and separation from pagan practices.

We are about to study three awesome verses, Exod. 22:18-20. All three refer to commonly accepted practices connected to the immoral and sinful pagan culture in the ancient Near East. All three demand death sentences. What יהוה‎ Yahvay our Lord is teaching us is His total rejection of polytheism and its associated abhorrent practices and rituals. In essence the Lord is teaching the Hebrews then coming out of Egypt that they are to be HOLY. Not the way the church translates holy as without sin or being righteous before God or holy being pure of heart or other ways. The church again dismisses the Hebrew and loses the real idea as to what יהוה‎ Yahvay our Lord is getting at. The Hebrew word used for God wanting His chosen, His elect to be holy is the word קָדֹשׁ or kadosh H6918. It gives us the idea of being separate or ones set apart or those who are distinctly and uniquely different than others. The Lord wants His chosen, His elect, His people to live in such a way that they are not like the pagan polytheists around them. He wants His chosen to be His, set apart, ones who live so that all know they belong to יהוה‎ Yahvay. We remember when He said in His word, in the Torah ... "For…

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