Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible





because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsForsaking GodServing Asherah

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Verse ConceptsAbominationsFalse GodsServing Asherah


"Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, read more.
then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.




"'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. Verse ConceptsBad Languageethics, personalGod, The LordLaw, Ten CommandmentsOaths, HumanRespect, For God's CharacterSpeech, Negative Aspects OfCursingProfaning God's NameMisusing God's Name


You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. Verse ConceptsAbominationsChild sacrificeHatredSacrifice, In OtSanctity Of LifeIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfPagan PracticesAbominations, Idolatry IsAbominations, PracticesHuman SacrificesAbominations, To GodGod Hating Things

"Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, read more.
then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.



Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land. Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeWallsIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfSacrificing The FirstbornSacrifice

they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood. Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnSanctity Of LifeSin, Effects OfIdolatry Consists OfInnocent BloodSheddingPolluting The LandIdol WorshipKilling Sons And Daughters

You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way, for every abominable thing that the LORD hates they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods. Verse ConceptsAbominationsChild sacrificeHatredSacrifice, In OtSanctity Of LifeIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfPagan PracticesAbominations, Idolatry IsAbominations, PracticesHuman SacrificesAbominations, To GodGod Hating Things

and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind-- Verse ConceptsAbsence Of ThoughtSanctity Of LifeShrinesBaal Worship, Nature OfChild sacrificeSacrificeKids

and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. Verse ConceptsFirstbornChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeValleysInfanticide

but he walked in the way of the kings of Israel. He even burned his son as an offering,according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSacrifice, In OtSanctity Of LifePagan PracticesInfanticideThe Lord Drove Them Out

you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter Verse ConceptsIdol WorshipUnimportant Things


They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to offer up their sons and daughters to Molech, though I did not command them, nor did it enter into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. Verse ConceptsAbominationsFalse GodsChild sacrificeHigh PlacesAbsence Of ThoughtShrinesValleys

You shall take up Sikkuth your king, and Kiyyun your star-god--your images that you made for yourselves, Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, HistoryShrinesNature Of Kings

You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.' Verse ConceptsFalse GodsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToBabylon, In NtShrinesExile In Prospect

And he defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, that no one might burn his son or his daughter as an offering to Molech. Verse ConceptsFalse GodsChild sacrificeHuman SacrificesPolluting The Landdrums