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21 โ[1] ืืืืจืขื ืื ืชืชื ืืืขืืืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืชืืื ืืช ืฉื ืืืืงืื, the difference between offering sacrifices to the Moloch and to Gโd respectively is that to Gโd only animals are sacrificed, whereas to the deity known as Moloch, human beings, specifically oneโs son, is sacrificed. This would indicate that the worshipper of the Moloch considers him as more powerful than Gโd, for why else would he sacrifice his dearest possession, his son, to him and not to Gโd?
โ[2] 'ืื ื ื, I have never changed since the time I have sworn to Avraham โto be your Gโd and for seed after you.โ (Genesis 17,7). Seeing that Gโd in this chapter had spoken about incest, matters related to human seed, and His interest in keeping this seed pure so that the holy spirit would be able to descend upon such people, He spoke about the Moloch whose servants had intended to ensure that their other children would be blessed with every kind of success in recognition of their having given the oldest to their Gโd. Gโd is on record here that doing something like this, far from being a way to sanctifying Gโdโs name would be the most potent way to desecrating His name. Such practices, far from attracting the benevolent presence of Gโd, the Shechinah, would prevent this presence of Gโd from taking up residence among the Jewish people..
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