Thematic Bible: Gods, false
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Ashtaroth » Ashtaroth or ashtoreth, a Goddess of the phoenicians
Once again the Israelites did evil against Jehovah by worshiping the Baals and the Astartes. They also worshiped the gods of Syria, of Sidon, of Moab, of Ammon, and of the Philistines. They abandoned Jehovah and stopped worshiping him.
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The king made the illegal places of worship east of Jerusalem unclean. They were on the southern part of the Hill of Destruction. King Solomon of Israel built them for Astarte the disgusting goddess of the Sidonians. Also made unclean were references to Chemosh the disgusting god of Moab, and Milcom the disgusting god of the Ammonites.
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I am going to do this because Solomon has rejected me and has worshiped foreign gods. Astarte, the goddess of Sidon; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of Ammon. Solomon disobeyed me. He has done wrong! He has not obeyed my laws and commands as his father David did.
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They forsook Jehovah and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
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Samuel told the entire nation of Israel: If you return to Jehovah with all your hearts you must get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. You must dedicate your lives to Jehovah and serve him only. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.
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They put his armor in the temple of their goddesses the Asherahs and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Baal-peor » Baal-peor, a God of the moabites
So Israel joined itself to Baal of Peor. Jehovah was angry against Israel.
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You saw how he killed everyone who worshiped the god Baal at Peor.
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They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor. They ate what was sacrificed to the dead.
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I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season. They came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame. They became as detestable as that which they loved.
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Do you remember our sin at Peor, when Jehovah punished his own people with an epidemic? We are still suffering because of that. Was that not enough sin?
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Molech, moloch, or milcom, a God of the ammonites
Never give your children as sacrifices to the god Molech by burning them alive. If you do, you are dishonoring the name of your God. I am Jehovah!
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In the valley of Ben Hinnom they built worship sites for Baal to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I did not ask them to do this. It never entered my heart (mind). I did not make Judah sin.'
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You have carried the tabernacle of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.
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Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan. You made figures to worship them. I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
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Josiah also made Topheth in the valley of Ben Hinnom unclean so that people would never again sacrifice their sons or daughters by burning them to the god Molech.
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Chemosh » Chemosh, a God of the moabites
The king made the illegal places of worship east of Jerusalem unclean. They were on the southern part of the Hill of Destruction. King Solomon of Israel built them for Astarte the disgusting goddess of the Sidonians. Also made unclean were references to Chemosh the disgusting god of Moab, and Milcom the disgusting god of the Ammonites.
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Moab, you trusted in your strength and your wealth, but now even you will be conquered. Your god Chemosh will go into exile, along with his princes and priests.
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Are you going to try to take it back? You can keep whatever your god Chemosh has given you. But we are going to keep everything Jehovah, our God, has taken for us.
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You Moabites are done for! Your god Chemosh deserted your people. They were captured, taken away by King Sihon the Amorite.
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Dagon » Dagon, a God of the philistines
The Philistine kings met together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said: Our god gave us victory over our enemy Samson!
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They brought it into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside Dagon.
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They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.
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false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Diana » Diana, a Goddess of the ephesians
A man named Demetrius, a silversmith made silver shrines of Diana. He brought a lot of business to the craftsmen.
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The city recorder quieted the crowd. He said: You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
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When they heard this they were filled with anger. They shouted: Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
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