These are the only two places in scripture where the word "astrologer" is used (Kasdim in Hebrew) and both instances involved lying astrologers (some translations have inserted the word "astrologers" in the English text when it's not in the Greek or Hebrew, however). And NO WHERE does scripture condemn all astrologers. The question is, if this practice is supposedly condemned in scripture, then why aren't there more explicit verses that condemn the study of astrology itself? When God wants to make an important point he repeats himself over and over throughout scripture, and even Christians will acknowledge that one or two verses by themselves and taken out of context don't mean much without other scriptural support.
Q. When you are asked what the Bible says about astrology, what pertinent scripture do you cite?
That God created the stars (Genesis 1:16); God himself named the stars, not man (Isaiah 40:25, Psalm 147:4); God placed the stars in their constellations/Zodiac (Job 38:31-33); and in their own courses/orbits (Jeremiah 31:35, Job 38:33); God told us to use the stars for signs and seasons (Genesis 1:14) and God set the Jewish festivals to occur on the Full or New Moons (Passover occurs on the first month of the year at the Full Moon--which just happens to be the sign Aries--with its symbol the Ram which is sacrificed on Passover (Exodus 12).
Q. What, if anything, do you think astrology could do to help Christianity in its main mission to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ?
For one thing, the Bible is the only source that predates historical mention of the names of the stars and they relay the Gospel message, even still to this day, and even though the names have been translated several times, and their meaning distorted via pagan myths, the symbolism still remains for most of these names/constellations--for instance, the constellation of Virgo of the Virgin holding a child, which if you read the Gospel in the stars type books will clearly indicate this can be none other than Christ.
Scripture indicates that God knew us intimately before we were born (Psalm 139). He is also the one who controls one's birth and death and all other events in our life (Ecclesiastes 3:2). He even knows how many hairs we have on our head (Matthew 10:30). Now, if God set the stars in place and they truly indicate how our life will play out, and He controls the date of our birth, then the logical conclusion is that he also allowed us to be born at just the right time because of the stars and also because of His will for our lives.
