What Made Moloch So Horrifying to Ancient Israel #bible #history #faith

Explaining The Bible on Instagram: "Molech (also spelled Moloch) is a pagan deity mentioned in the Old Testament, associated primarily with the Ammonites and condemned as an “abomination” in Scripture. Worship of Molech involved the horrific practice of child sacrifice, where parents would “pass their children through the fire” to the god, likely meaning burning them as offerings in a ritual at places like Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom. God strictly forbade this in the Law given to Moses, decl