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- And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God. 3 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. 4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.…
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Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the ...
Worst of all, Ahaz sacrificed his own sons, which was a disgusting custom of the nations that the LORD had forced out of Israel. Douay-Rheims Bible It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at the coming of the children of Israel.
Amplified Bible. Instead he walked in the way of the [idolatrous] kings of Israel, and even made his son pass through the fire [as a human sacrifice], in accordance with the repulsive [and idolatrous] practices of the [pagan] nations whom the LORD drove out before the Israelites. Christian Standard Bible.
And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king. 17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
- The Prohibition
- What Was Molech?
- Did The Child Die?
- Was It Really practiced?
- The Relevance
The first we hear of it is in the portion of Acharei Mot:“And you shall not give any of your offspring to pass through for Molech. And you shall not profane theName of your G‑d. I am the L‑rd.”1 In the portion of Kedoshim we read about the consequences ofsuch an action: And yet once again in Deuteronomy, in the portion ofShoftim: “There shall not b...
Clearly, the Molech attraction was quite intense to have thedemerit of so many mentions in the Torah. So, what do we know about thisidolatry? Let us begin with the Talmud.3We read in the Mishnah: “One who gives of his offspring to Molech is notliable [to be stoned] unless he hands over [the child] tothe priests of Molech and passes the child throug...
While the Midrashic tradition cited above states that the child died during the service, not all agree that this happened. Maimonides argues this was a service which the childsurvived (albeit emotionally scarred for life).10Other opinions, however, say that the child was actually scarred physically oreven burned to death!11Thepriests would bang and...
The Book of Kings tells us of Solomon’s many foreign wivesand their impact on him. King Solomon actually built a site for Molech? Says Rashi:15“OurRabbis said, since he did not protest against his wives, it is referred to onhis name.” Solomon didn’t build the temples but he remained quiet in the faceof his wives’ deviant behavior. We also read of a...
The rabbis ask why the prohibition of Molech in the Torahfollows the prohibitions of unkosher sexual relationships. They offer severalinsightful answers: Menachem ben Benjamin Recanati19proposes that both sins reflect a reneging on relationship vows. Idolatry isunfaithfulness to the pact we made with G‑d at Sinai.20 The Abarbanel21offerstwo answers...
Ahaz was twenty years old when he succeeded his father Jotham to the throne of Judea. He was a weak and idolatrous king. He even made his son walk through the fire of Moloch, aping the abominable custom of the Phoenicians. Another son, Hezekiah, who was to become king after Ahaz, was saved from the flames of the idol by his mother.
Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, engaging in the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hill...
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