Prophet Amos was the third in the biblical ranking of the Minor Prophets. Although he was a Prophet from Judah, but his ministerial assignment was predominantly in the northern kingdom of Israel, while Jeroboam II reigns over Israel, and Uzziah reigns over Judah.
Good day Saints in Christ Jesus. You are all welcome to another new day. Glory to God for the gift of life. In our today’s episode 546 of studying and understanding the Bible, we shall be looking into the book of Ezekiel Chapter 6 titled: The People Died In War Because of This Major Reason … [Read more…]
So, when their cup of disobedience became full beyond measure, they willingly and by choice signed up for captivity.
Their sins were so terrible that they emulated the paganistic traditions of the Canaanites sacrificing their children at the altar of Molech, an idol they worshipped in a place called Tophet in the valley of Hinnom or Gehenna in the Southern part of Jerusalem.
This is how it’s done; they would set fire under Molech and because the idol is made of metal, it will be very hot and it’s at that point they would lay the baby in the hands of Molech and the baby would cry to death.
To prevent the parent of the baby or any sympathizer hearing the agonizing cry of the baby, the worshippers would beat their drums and blow their trumpets, dancing and celebrating.
What a terrible and barbaric act. See how it is done in the pictures in the link below and also read the rest of the message from the link:
Jeremiah Chapter 3 gives a picture of religious infidelity. Jeremiah is seen here using the strongest possible illustration to describe how Israel had on several occasions forsaken God and worshipped other gods, thereby describing Israel as an unfaithful woman religiously sleeping around with other gods, which resulted in total alienation from God. Judah’s sin was even worse, having seen her Sister’s actions, took her own prostitution to another level. She was doing it boldly to slight God. She was not ashamed of it and, in the process, defiled the land…