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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

mon ey and grain. But let the ex act ing of usu ry stop! (Ne-
hemiah, 5:10)

Suppose there is a right eous man who does what is just and
right... He does not lend at usu ry. (Ezekiel, 18:5, 8)

Distractions Such as Astrology and
Fortune-Telling Are Prohibited

... Do not prac tice div i na tion or sor cery. (Leviticus, 19:26)

Isn't this the cup... us es for div i na tion? This is a wick ed
thing you have done. (Genesis, 44:5)

Let no one be found among you who... prac ti ces div i na tion or
sor cery, in ter prets omens, en ga ges in witch craft, or casts

spells, or who is a me di um or spir it ist or who con sults the
dead. Anyone who does these things is de test a ble to the
Lord, and be cause of these de test a ble prac ti ces the Lord your
God will drive out those na tions be fore you. (Deuteronomy,
18:10-12)

The na tions you will dis pos sess lis ten to those who prac tice

sor cery or div i na tion. But as for you, the Lord your God has
not per mit ted you to do so. (Deuteronomy, 18:14)

... They prac ticed div i na tion and sor cery... do evil in the
eyes of the Lord. (2 Kings, 17:17)

Have you not seen false vi sions and ut tered ly ing div i na -
tions when you say, "The Lord de clares," though I have not
spo ken? There fore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Be-

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