In Deuteronomy 18:14, the reason is given: pagan nations practice divination, but the LORD forbids it for Israel—immediate context.

In Deuteronomy 12:31, this same prohibition against child sacrifice is reiterated, condemning the abominable practices of the nations.

1 Chronicles 10:13 explicitly states Saul died for consulting a medium — the consequence of violating this law.

In Galatians 5:20, sorcery (pharmakeia) is listed among works of the flesh, continuing the NT ban on the same practice.

In Acts 19:19, new believers burn their magic books—a visible repudiation of the sorcery forbidden in Deuteronomy.

In Jeremiah 32:35, child sacrifice to Molech is condemned as an abomination — the very practice prohibited here.

Jeremiah 19:4-6 condemns the burning of children at Topheth, a later prophetic indictment of the very practice forbidden here.

In Isaiah 8:19, the prophet condemns consulting mediums and necromancers, echoing the same prohibition and urging inquiry of God instead.

Psalm 106:38 describes the shedding of innocent blood through child sacrifice, directly contradicting the prohibition in this verse.

Psalm 106:37 recounts that the people sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons, showing how Israel repeatedly broke this command.

In 2 Chronicles 33:6, King Manasseh commits all the very practices forbidden here—child sacrifice, divination, sorcery—showing a concrete violation.

2 Chronicles 28:3 reports that King Ahaz burned his children in the fire, a flagrant violation of the law against child sacrifice.

Exodus 22:18 commands the death penalty for sorceresses — enforcing the prohibition against sorcery listed here.

In 2 Kings 21:6, King Manasseh burns his son as an offering and practices divination, openly defying the prohibitions given here.

2 Kings 17:17 records the northern kingdom burning their sons and daughters as offerings, a direct violation of this command that led to exile.

In 2 Kings 16:3, King Ahaz directly violates this command by burning his son as an offering, following the detestable practices of the nations.

Leviticus 18:21 forbids giving children to Molech, and the following verses warn against defilement—reinforcing the same ban on child sacrifice.

Leviticus 19:26 forbids enchantment and observing times — practices included in the list of forbidden occult activities here.

1 Samuel 28:9 has the medium reference Saul's purge — showing the law's enforcement was known and feared.

1 Samuel 28:7 records Saul seeking a medium — a direct violation of the law against consulting mediums here.

1 Samuel 28:3 shows Saul initially obeying the law by removing mediums — a historical example of enforcing this prohibition.

Leviticus 20:27 prescribes death for those with familiar spirits — the penalty for the mediumship prohibited here.

Leviticus 20:2-5 prescribes the death penalty for anyone who offers their child to Molech, enforcing the prohibition stated here.

Leviticus 19:31 specifically forbids consulting mediums and wizards — directly paralleling the prohibition here.

In 1 Samuel 28:10, Saul swears by the LORD while consulting a medium—a direct, ironic violation of the prohibition against necromancy.

In Acts 13:6, Bar-Jesus practices sorcery, directly embodying the divination condemned here.

Acts 8:9 introduces Simon the Sorcerer practicing magic — a NT example of sorcery condemned in this OT law.

Daniel 2:2 mentions magicians, enchanters, sorcerers — the same categories of forbidden practitioners listed here.

Ezekiel 21:21 describes the king of Babylon using divination — a pagan practice that this law expressly forbids for Israel.

Ezekiel 20:31 rebukes offering children through fire — the exact practice of child sacrifice prohibited in this law.

Ezekiel 16:21 condemns sacrificing children to idols — a vivid example of the child sacrifice forbidden here.

Jeremiah 27:9 warns against diviners, sorcerers, and soothsayers — directly echoing the prohibited practices in this verse.

In Leviticus 20:6, turning to mediums brings God’s judgment of being cut off—the penalty for violating this command.

Isaiah 2:6 condemns diviners and soothsayers among God's people — the same forbidden practices listed here, showing Israel's disobedience.

2 Kings 23:24 records Josiah removing mediums and spiritists — the very practices prohibited here, showing obedience to this law.

In 2 Kings 23:10, Josiah's reform destroys the Topheth where children were burned to Molech — a direct example of the child sacrifice forbidden here.

In Isaiah 47:13, Babylon’s stargazers and astrologers are mocked—a specific form of divination condemned in Deuteronomy.

In 1 Samuel 15:23, rebellion is equated with the sin of divination, showing how seriously God views the occult practices listed here.