Does the Bible consider the Medical Field as Witchcraft? — An Introduction
Back when my grandmother was alive, my cousin Junior told her this statement: Those who don’t work don’t eat. I’m still not sure which is worse: the fact he said that to our retired grandmother or the fact that he is in the medical field. I am going to break this into two different study guides; one about the medical field (and pharmacies) and one about the phrase “those who don’t work don’t eat”. This one will focus on the medical field as well as the pharmacy.
Ever since this coronavirus, an earthly pandemic and biblical epidemic (Leviticus 1:9 NLT), one sign that I have seen was “Heroes Don’t Wear Capes, They Wear Scrubs”, which was supposed to be a dedicated and thanks to the doctors and nurses, but anyone in the medical fields. I understand since they are saying those in the medical field are giving people, but at the same time, we barely hear people thank God for living and surviving during this circumstance.
As a freelancing product tester since high school, I understand some people take some medication for research purposes in exchange for payment in the form of on-hand cash and virtual gift cards, but I am referring to the ones who take medications on a regular thing that they were prescribed by a doctor. Just the other day (as of writing this introduction in April of 2021), I overheard someone past 60 and they said that either he or his wife is taking 15 medications (that most of us probably can’t pronounce let alone won’t ever see or hear in a national spelling bee) a day. 15 a day? I’m grateful that his wife is still alive, but 15 medications a day honestly should be illegal for anyone to be taking.
Like seriously, when are you going to see words like Aminophenazone, Cyanocobalamin, and Dimethylamidophenyldimethylpyrazolone (let alone remember how to spell any of these words)? Anyways, this study guide is going to be a little questioning for some people, but this is about what are people [thinking when they thank and give praise to the medical field. Don’t say that we are a nation under God when we are doing the opposite of what his word says.
But here is the main kicker for me as to why I am writing this study guide. When it comes to definitions, I use an app called Vocapture (and recommend download that app) and they gave me permission to use their definitions in my writing. I was just looking at the word “pharmacy” and accidentally saw the etymology (aka the origin) of the word, which is the last word in its etymology was the word “witch”.
One website that I saw the origin of the “pharmacy” was from Etymonline.com where some of the original words of “pharmacy” were “poisoner”, “philter”, “sorcerer”, “purgative”, and literally “witchcraft”. So, just like how the title implies, are those who work in pharmacies and the “heroes who wear scrubs” really just modern-day witches? What does the bible say about witchcraft?
Disclaimer: Don’t just take my word for it; go to Vocapture and Etymonline.com then look up the word “pharmacy” as a homework assignment.
In this study guide, I will:
Define pharmacy and witchcraft.
Look up the etymology (aka the origin) of the words “pharmacy” and “witch”.
Define several of the words in “pharmacy”’s etymology.
Look at the history of witchcraft through the Salem witch trials and The Crucible.
Compare and contrast pharmacies and the medical field with witchcraft.
Detail, from the bible, what we are supposed to take as cures.
Show what the bible really calls the medical field and pharmacies.
Point out what people are really thanking when they thank the medical field and pharmacies.
Detail who are supposed to be the real heroes, besides God.
Talk about the Nuremberg Code(s) of 1947.
