Pagan Medicine: Then and Now

A time will come when our children's children willGod laid down to the Israelites, i.e. sanitary
look back upon the age of "modern" medicine ofdisposal of excrement, washing and use of running
the 21st century as paganistic witchcraft, foistedwater, isolation and quarantine, dietary regulations,
upon ignorant masses of people. May God rightlycleansing after touching the dead, have all stood
judge those who corrupted His ministry of healingthe test of time.However, when tomorrow's
and killed His children.When one compares today'shistorians investigate the written modern medicine
modern medicine with that of the medicinemedical record of the 21st century, what will they
practiced by ancient Egyptians, a remarkablefind? They will find medicinal ingredients, not unlike
similarity unfolds.The Egyptian Papyri, discovered inthat of the ancient Egyptians.-Pus from sores of
Thebes about 1862, furnish medical prescriptionsdiseased animals
issued in Egypt about 1552 B.C. Listed among the-Horse serum
ingredients are-lizard's blood-Calf serum
-Moisture from pig's ears-Fecal matter
-animal fats-Urine
-excreta from humans, animals and insects-Unwashed physician hands
-drugs (1)For example, to cure embedded-Poisonous drugsThe record will also reveal these
splinters, worms' blood and asses' dung were"modern medicines" had about the same results
applied. Such a practice had to result in a heavyas the ancient Egyptians, and did nothing to
toll of death from lockjaw, since dung is loadedadvance healing. As a matter of fact, they will
with tetanus spores. (2)By Contrast, thelearn the use of these substances advanced
neighboring nation of Israel enjoyed relativelydisease at the expense of untold human suffering
good health. Their nation was a Theocracy (ruledand death. (5,6)Fortunately, not every modern
by God). God promised the Israelites they wouldday physician subscribes to modern day pagan
not suffer any of the diseases that afflicted themedicine. Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, M.D., an ardent
Egyptians, if they observed Hisfoe of modern medicine wrote;"I no longer believe
commandments.(3)In light of the fact that Mosesin modern medicine. I believe that despite
was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptiansall the super technology and elite bedside manner,
(Acts 7:22), it is amazing none of the Egyptianthe greatest danger to your health is the doctor
treatments for illness show up in the Pentateuch.who practices modern medicine.
(4) And there is good reason. The health laws