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Talking animals. Weather control. Transmutation. The Bible is a rich source of stories about magic and wizardry, but the magic is seldom talked about. Here’s a list of some of the more surprising practices in the Bible that were glossed over in Sunday School.
1. Music as therapy. I Sam. 16:14–23.
2. Casting lots to make a decision and to know God’s will. I Sam. 14:38–43.
3. Changing inanimate material into living creatures (Moses and the ten plagues. Example: Exodus 8:17, the dust turned to gnats).
4. Changing inanimate material into living creatures (Aaron’s rod becomes a serpent. Example: Exodus 7:8–12).
5. Death results from a curse (the death of all the firstborn in Egypt). Exodus 12:29.
6. Talking animals (a snake). Genesis 3:1–7.
7. Transmutation (turning one element into another). (Moses and the ten plagues, Exodus 7–12. Example: water into blood, Exodus 7:20).
8. Spontaneous generation of life. (Moses and the ten plagues. Example: frogs. Exodus 8:1–15).
9. Weather control. (Moses and the ten plagues. Example: thunder, hail, and lightning. Exodus 9:23–24).
10. Sickness results from a curse. (Moses and the ten plagues. Example: boils. Exodus 9:8–12).
11. Use of an object as an aid to magic. (Moses and the ten plagues, Exodus 7–12). Note several examples of the use of Moses’ rod (Exodus 9:23) and…