Egyptian Gods, Idolatry, and Occult Deception
Egyptian Deities: A Biblical Warning About Ancient Idols, Occult Worship, and Spiritual Bondage
Egyptian deities were the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. These included names such as Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis, Thoth, Hathor, Sekhmet, Bastet, Ptah, Amun, and many others. Ancient Egyptian religion was polytheistic, meaning it involved many gods and goddesses. Britannica notes that the study of Egyptian religion is pieced together from surviving art and texts, and World History Encyclopedia states that there were more than 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon.
To many people today, Egyptian deities may look like mythology, history, art, or cultural symbolism. But when someone begins praying to them, invoking them, wearing them for protection, building altars to them, using them in spells, seeking power from them, or calling on them in witchcraft, New Age, or occult practices, they are stepping into idolatry and spiritual danger.
Where Did Egyptian Deity Worship Come From?
Egyptian deity worship came from ancient Egypt, one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Britannica states that ancient Egypt dates from the 4th millennium B.C., with unification under Menes, also called Narmer, in the 3rd millennium B.C.
The religious system developed over thousands of years along the Nile River. Different cities and regions honored different gods. For example, Ra was associated with the sun, Osiris with the dead and the underworld, Isis with motherhood and magic, Anubis with funerary practices, and Thoth with wisdom and writing. Britannica identifies Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Ptah, Aton, and others as important figures in Egyptian religion.
Egyptian religion also included the concept of heka, which Britannica describes as “magic” or “magical power” connected to cult practice. This is important because worship of Egyptian deities was not only religious; it was often tied to magic, ritual, protection, death practices, amulets, and spiritual power.
Who Is the Founder of Egyptian Deity Worship?
There is no single founder of Egyptian deity worship. It developed over time through ancient Egyptian culture, priesthoods, temples, myths, dynasties, and regional cult centers. Britannica notes that ancient Egyptian religion does not have one sacred book like the Bible or Qur’an, and scholars reconstruct it from surviving art and texts.
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Egyptian deity worship has no single human founder. It developed through ancient Egyptian pagan religion, temple worship, priesthoods, magic, funerary rituals, and devotion to many gods and goddesses over thousands of years.
There was one Egyptian ruler, Akhenaten, who later promoted a special cult of the sun disk called Aton in the 14th century B.C.; Britannica says he established a new cult dedicated to Aton. But Akhenaten did not found Egyptian deity worship itself. He attempted a religious reform within Egypt’s existing spiritual system.
What Are Egyptian Deities Used For Today?
Today, Egyptian deities may appear in history books, museums, movies, jewelry, tattoos, art, and pop culture. Studying ancient Egypt academically is not the same as worshipping Egyptian gods. The danger begins when these deities are used spiritually or occultly.
In modern occult and New Age practices, Egyptian deities may be used for:
Invoking spiritual power
Building altars
Casting spells
Seeking protection
Fertility rituals
Love magic
Money rituals
Death rituals
Divination
Spirit contact
Psychic work
Ancestral practices
Astral projection
Tarot or oracle systems
Goddess worship
Ritual magic
Manifestation
Occult initiation
“Isis” or “Sekhmet” healing practices
Calling on Thoth for hidden knowledge
Calling on Anubis in death or underworld rituals
Modern Kemetic or Egyptian neopagan practices also seek to revive devotion to ancient Egyptian gods. Kemetism is described as a contemporary revival of ancient Egyptian religion that emerged in the 1970s, though practices vary by group.
Why Is It Against God’s Word?
Egyptian deity worship is against God’s Word because it is idolatry, false worship, occult spirituality, and worship of gods other than the Lord.
Exodus 20:3 KJV says:
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
This command alone settles the issue. Christians must not worship, call upon, pray to, invoke, honor, or seek power from Egyptian gods.
Exodus 12:12 KJV says:
“Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.”
God specifically judged the gods of Egypt. The plagues were not only judgments against Pharaoh; they also demonstrated the superiority of the Lord over Egypt’s false gods.
Deuteronomy 18:10–12 KJV says:
“There shall not be found among you any one that… useth divination… or an enchanter, or a witch… For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD.”
When Egyptian deities are used in spells, divination, magic, altars, invocations, or rituals, the practice falls under forbidden occult involvement.
Leviticus 19:31 KJV says:
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them.”
Many people think they are contacting a deity, goddess, ancestor, or guide, but familiar spirits can counterfeit spiritual experiences, wisdom, protection, and power.
1 Corinthians 10:20–21 KJV says:
“The things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God… Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils.”
A Christian cannot mix Jesus Christ with pagan gods.
Why Would Someone Get Involved With Egyptian Deities?
People may get involved with Egyptian deities because they are fascinated by ancient Egypt, pyramids, symbols, mythology, mystery schools, magic, or goddess worship. Others are drawn in through witchcraft, New Age spirituality, occult books, tarot, crystals, astrology, or social media trends.
Common reasons include:
Curiosity about ancient Egypt
Interest in Isis, Horus, Anubis, Bastet, Ra, or Sekhmet
Desire for protection
Desire for power
Desire for hidden knowledge
Attraction to mystery schools
Witchcraft or ritual magic
Interest in goddess spirituality
Wanting healing without surrendering to Jesus
Rebellion against God’s Word
Family or ancestral occult involvement
Desire to feel spiritual, special, or empowered
Trauma and searching for identity
Fear of death or obsession with the afterlife
New Age deception
The enemy often uses beauty, history, art, and mystery to hide spiritual bondage.
How Does It Hurt a Christian Who Dabbles With It?
A Christian who dabbles with Egyptian deities is opening the door to spiritual mixture. Even if the person says, “I’m only curious,” “It’s only jewelry,” “It’s just history,” or “I don’t really worship it,” the danger comes when the heart begins to trust, honor, invoke, identify with, or receive power from what God forbids.
Dabbling with Egyptian deities can hurt a Christian by:
Opening doors to familiar spirits
Creating spiritual confusion
Weakening discernment
Bringing false dreams or visions
Opening doors to divination and witchcraft
Creating attraction to occult symbols
Inviting fear, torment, or nightmares
Creating spiritual pride
Replacing prayer with ritual
Replacing Jesus with false gods
Bringing bondage to idols, altars, and objects
Opening generational occult doors
Defiling the home through occult items
Creating double-mindedness
Blocking intimacy with the Holy Spirit
God does not share His glory with idols.
Isaiah 42:8 KJV says:
“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another…”
What Curses Can Come on a Christian Through Egyptian Deities?
From a deliverance perspective, involvement with Egyptian deities can open doors to curses and demonic oppression. These may include:
A curse of idolatry — honoring, invoking, or trusting false gods instead of the Lord.
A curse of witchcraft — using deities in spells, rituals, magic, protection, or manifestation.
A curse of divination — seeking hidden knowledge from Thoth, Isis, Horus, Anubis, spirits, tarot, or occult systems.
A curse of familiar spirits — spirits that imitate gods, goddesses, guides, ancestors, or protectors.
A curse of false worship — spiritual devotion directed to pagan powers instead of Jesus Christ.
A curse of occult bondage — attachment to symbols, altars, amulets, rituals, and magical practices.
A curse of death and underworld spirits — especially connected to Anubis, Osiris, funerary rites, death fascination, or afterlife rituals.
A curse of confusion — difficulty discerning the Holy Spirit from counterfeit spirits.
A curse of spiritual blindness — calling paganism “wisdom,” “history,” or “empowerment.”
A curse of fear and torment — nightmares, anxiety, oppression, or strange spiritual attacks.
A curse of generational paganism — ancestral ties to idols, false gods, temples, bloodline occultism, or witchcraft.
A curse of rebellion — resisting God’s Word while defending forbidden practices.
A curse of false identity — identifying with Isis, Bastet, Sekhmet, Horus, Anubis, or other deities instead of being a new creation in Christ.
The good news is that Jesus Christ breaks curses.
Galatians 3:13 KJV says:
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…”
What Should a Christian Do?
A Christian should repent, renounce all Egyptian deity involvement, remove occult objects, and close every spiritual door.
Renounce:
Egyptian deity worship
Isis, Osiris, Horus, Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Bastet, Sekhmet, Hathor, Ptah, Amun, and all Egyptian gods
Altars and offerings
Invocations and prayers
Egyptian magic and heka
Mystery school teachings
Pyramid power
Ankh charms used spiritually
Eye of Horus protection
Tarot or oracle systems connected to Egyptian gods
Rituals, spells, and deity work
Occult jewelry, statues, altar objects, or books
Familiar spirits and counterfeit guidance
Acts 19:19 KJV says:
“Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men…”
When believers came out of occult practices, they separated completely.
Prayer of Renunciation
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I repent for any involvement with Egyptian deities, Egyptian magic, pagan gods, goddess worship, mystery schools, occult symbols, deity work, altars, offerings, invocations, spells, rituals, tarot, divination, or familiar spirits.
I renounce Isis, Osiris, Horus, Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Bastet, Sekhmet, Hathor, Ptah, Amun, and every Egyptian god or goddess by name and by spirit. I renounce every agreement I made knowingly or unknowingly with false gods, idolatry, witchcraft, divination, familiar spirits, death spirits, underworld spirits, and occult power.
I break every curse connected to Egyptian deity worship, paganism, heka, ritual magic, false worship, occult symbols, mystery schools, ancestral idolatry, and spiritual deception. I declare that Jesus Christ is my Lord, my Savior, my Healer, my Deliverer, and my only source of spiritual truth and power.
Every spirit attached to Egyptian deities, idolatry, witchcraft, divination, death, fear, torment, confusion, false identity, and familiar spirits must leave me now in the name of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit, cleanse me, restore my discernment, remove every counterfeit spirit, and fill every place where darkness had access. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Final Word
Egyptian deities may look ancient, beautiful, powerful, or mysterious, but Christians must not worship, invoke, honor, or seek help from them. The Lord judged the gods of Egypt, and He commands His people to worship Him alone.
You do not need Egyptian deities. You need Jesus Christ.
John 14:6 KJV says:
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life…”
For more teaching, visit the comprehensive Occult List:
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For more teaching on biblical curses, read:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible
Teresa Morin
President and Founder of Touch of God Int’l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance
Ordained Minister | Public Speaker | Featured in Who’s Who Press Release
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