EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 13:17 Attention turns to women who give prophecies out of their own imaginations. The term “prophetess,” used to describe genuine agents of God (e.g., Miriam in Exodus 15:20; Deborah in Judges 4:4; Huldah in 2 Kings 22:14), is avoided in describing these impostors. Focus shifts to magical practices. The striking phrase hunt for souls (Ezekiel 13:18, Ezekiel 13:20) identifies this activity as spiritual manipulation. Such behavior is forbidden in Leviticus 19:26, Leviticus 19:31 and Deuteronomy 18:10.

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