3Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
“This radical, complete destruction was important because of the depraved nature of the worship of the Canaanites, who worshipped male and female gods of sex and who practiced human sacrifice with their own children.” (Guzik)
Is there a difference between human sacrifice and killing a baby after its birth or the killing of the elderly because of infirmities? Mankind’s heart ❤️ is inherently evil and has a depraved nature. Without the Lord, all of us would be doomed.
Will you be different and walk through the narrow gate?
Blessings
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