So we see that this lady is possessed this young woman is possessed by a devil a divining spirit
And she must be like dividing some pretty good stuff or you know because she's making a lot of money these people are like upset
Once you know, they she gets exercised
by the apostle paul
They're upset to the point where they take both paul and silence and throw him into jail because it's like man
You just ruined our money maker
Look at deuteronomy 18 verse 9 when thou art coming to the land which the lord thy god giveth thee
Thou shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh the center of his daughter to pass through the fire or that useth
divination or an observer of times or an enchanter or a witch
So the bible is saying we should have nothing to do with these people
Don't go to them for advice. Don't go to them to learn things from them. It says don't learn after their abominations
Or a charmer
Look what it says or a consultor with familiar spirits or a wizard or a necromancer
People who try to communicate with the dead
For all that do these things are an abomination unto the lord because these abominations the lord thy god
That drive them out from before thee what is he saying?
Look, the reason i'm even allowing you to inhabit these this land and driving out these peoples because they're actually guilty of these things
So the kainanites the hitites and all these other inhabitants they were actually practicing these things there's no new thing under the sun folks
Go to numbers actually, uh, let's see here go to second peter chapter two
So this young damsels possessed with the devil and
You know, it says here in verse 16 it came to pass as we went to prayer certain damsel possessed with the spirit of divination
met us
And it just so happens to mention this which brought her masters much gain by tsu saying
Did it say that it brought her listeners much success?
Much inspiration
much insights
What job what vocation they should choose?
You know, who's the who's that perfect one for their life?
How to find their soul mate?
No, it says which brought her masters much gain
So what is the purpose of her tsu saying to make money to make money?
Now the reason they are making money is because there is never a shortage of people who are in need of answers during a crisis