who are Moloch and Chiun?
There is some uncertainty about these names here, as the Massoretic text and Septuagint differ. Regardless, these were idols the Israelites worshipped in the wilderness. Archaeological excavations in Palestine have shown a flourishing cult of idol worship, more or less throughout most of the time of the Israelites up to the Exile. Some liberals have pointed out that this polytheistic religion was very different from what is handed down to us in the Bible. Rather than detract from the Bible, this evidence further confirms its authenticity. The Bible itself records almost constant idolatry of some Israelites in the land. The Bible would have left this all out, if it was trying to present a “sanitized” whitewash instead of actual history. Q: In Am 6:1, what was wrong with trusting in the mountain of Samaria? A: Some from Judea would say that they should have been trusting in Mt. Zion (Jerusalem), where Gods Temple was, instead of the false religion of Samaria. However, Jeremiah 7 proves t
