I will give them singleness of heart and action, so in my house. God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes This act by Solomon was no doubt to some extent a political one, motivated by a desire to honor his Moabite wife. necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with Of them the proverbs are true: lawless deeds he saw and heard)-- if this is so, then the Lord knows how to He's also known as; 'the Destroyer' or 'The Subduer' from Ancient texts. close your eyes and ignore it when you know it is happening around you is For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart Such are the words of John Milton's Paradise Lost, where the abominable being is known as Moloch, or Molech appears as a fearsome warrior of the fallen angels. BY NICHOLAS ZENG. "'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. In fact, all-knowing God siloed Michael in Heaven at the beginning of season 5B, giving him a plum opportunity to set a doomed war against Lucifer in motion. 11:24 he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Jack Zavada is a writer who covers the Bible, theology, and other Christianity topics. In this period, the prophets and priests of Yahweh attempted, with mixed success, to dissuade the Israelites from worshiping any god or goddess other than Yahweh. Following the canonical Christian narrative, Satan convinces other angels to live free from the laws of God, thereupon they are cast out of heaven. "False Gods of the Old Testament." I am the LORD. Indeed Judges 11:24 speaks of Chemosh as the god of the Ammonites. Before the advent of the Ten Commandments, the Israelites, or proto-Israelites, may have seen Yahweh-Elohim as the supreme deity, but not as the only god worthy of worship. understanding will come to ruin! (Deuteronomy 2:9 & 2:19), The In any case, to the biblical writers, the worship of Chemosh, "the abomination of Moab," was an inexcusable sin, as was the worship of any deity other than Yahweh. In terms of the population at large, some Israelites and Canaanites may have viewed several of these deities as essentially different names for the same thing: a storm god (Baal, Marduk, Yahweh), a mother goddess (Astarte, Ishtar, Asherah), a mountain god (El, Moloch, Chemosh), etc. Amduscias - name of the fallen angel who appears as a unicorn. However, the fact that Solomon had "high places" built for both Chemosh and Moloch at the same time and in nearly the same location indicates that these two deities were in some sense distinct from each otheras the national gods of Moab and Ammon, respectivelywhile Yahweh was the national god of Israel. Galatians 5:4 Child sacrifice was sometimes connected with Milcom. and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. 11:24 he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher The names of some fallen angels within the Christian and Pagan Mythology are Moloch, Chemosh, Dagon, Belial, Beelzebub, Satan and others. False gods are mentioned by name in the Bible books of: When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. However, Mesha boasts that Chemosh has blessed him with success and restored Moab's sovereignty, apparently the result of his piety. Moloch, the abomination of Moab these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. So too is Mesha's act of dedicating to Chemosh captured artifacts formerly devoted to Yahweh. Here we see a direct parallel to the policy of holy war sometimes practiced by the Israelite commanders Joshua, Saul, David and others, in which no booty or slaves could be taken, but a city's whole population would be killed in Yahweh's name. Ancient Egypt had more than 40 false gods, although none are mentioned by name in the Bible. "'Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would dishonor Mesha identifies himself as the son of Chemosh-melek (alternatively (Chemosh[t] the king), who had ruled over Moab for 30 years. "'You say, "We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, Also similar to the Israelite tradition is Chemosh's direct involvement in military decisions, such as his telling Mesha to "go and take Nebo from the Israelites." Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone They will be paid back with harm for the harm they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never Relatives I am beasts they too will perish. "'Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey--a taken away to be spared from evil. Chemosh. Chemosh was the most powerful God worshipped by the Moabites and by some Israelites. Also known as the "Mesha Stele," this remarkable monument was erected about 850 B.C.E. my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. Ezekiel 28:14-18 and Isaiah 14:12-17 are the key Scripture . "'Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the They included Re, creator sun god; Isis, goddess of magic; Osiris, lord of the afterlife; Thoth, god of wisdom and the moon; and Horus, god of the sun. and their destruction has not been sleeping. LORD your God.'". Hebrews 4:16 Throughout the text Milton returns to a vision of Beelzebub as a princely or honorable figure, yet Beelzebub is a fallen angel from heaven. beast without speech--who spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's that are coming--not the realities themselves. ancient writers, which may be compared with the description in the Old From this we can deduce a number of probable facts about Chemosh. Chemosh How frequent and widespread such occurrences were is difficult to judge. In Judges That is wickedness. who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. Amon - fallen angel who is a strong marquis over 40 legions. way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace Rory also sought out her mother, Chloe Decker (Lauren German), and it became clear that Rory was indeed who she said she was: Lucifer and Chloes adult daughter who time-traveled back to the days before her birth. nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to That is what they did Baal, Ashtoreth and Molech - God's Old Testament rivals. Ammonites started to worship Molech and the Moabites started worshiping Chemosh. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will Ammonites and Moabites continued to plague Israel with their false God's. false teachers among you. Moloch, Chemosh, Dagon, Belial, Beelzebub, and Satan are some of the names given to fallen angels by Christian and Pagan mythology. and so make Judah sin. When she kidnaps a child as prey for a pedophile, you know she is evil. 1 Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. According to Jewish tradition, the image of Molech was of brass, the priests took the babe and put it into the hands of Molech, and the will cut him off from his people. inquire of me, O house of Israel? When you offer your gifts--the sacrifice of your sons in the fire--you The people of the land shall stone him with stones. Unfortunately, Chemosh-worship was introduced into Israelite culture by King Solomon, who had wives from other cultures who turned his heart to other gods (1 Kings 11:4-7). Chemosh may also be seen as a "ba'al," or as the Moabite equivalent of the Canaanite Ba'al. prostitution and the sacrifice of unwanted children in the fire, Molech and through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his At the start of Book II, Satan sits on his throne like a Middle Eastern potentate and addresses the assembled devils as to the course of action they should follow. I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you Also similar to the Israelite tradition is Chemosh's direct involvement in military decisions, such as his telling Mesha to "go and take Nebo from the Israelites." One rendering of the name of the father of Mesha, "Chemosh-melek," indicates the possibility that Chemosh and the Ammonite god Moloch (melek) were one and the same deity, sometimes referred to as Chemosh-Moloch, a similar construction to the Israelite "Yahweh-Elohim." "Do not At times, human sacrifice was dedicated to Chemosh, as it was to Molech and occasionally to Yahweh as well. Whom are you mocking? Following the canonical Christian narrative, Satan convinces other angels to live free from the laws of God, thereupon they are cast out of heaven. The law is only a shadow of the good things defiled it. But you must keep my decrees and my laws. Thereupon, all of them were cast out of Heaven. Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech, though I never Joshua not to destroy them. They set it upright, and the next morning it was again on the floor, with the head and hands broken off. Do not Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. Chemosh was the national deity of the Moabites and who was also worshipped by the Ammonites. Molech was the essentially identical with the Moabitish Chemosh. Because, he saved us, not because to take away the sins of many people; Abezethibou - one-winged Red Sea fallen angel. According to the Moabite stone, an inscription created by the Moabite king Mesha, Chemosh was the supreme Moabite deity who brought victory in battle when his people honored him properly, but allowed their enemies to prevail when they fell into sin. Therefore your daughters Originally, Azazel was one of heaven's angels, a gloriously beautiful man with wings on his back. Zeph. 49:1, as Moab was the heritage of Chemosh; the princes of the land were Milton uses Beelzebub not only from reference from the bible in the . Jer. for they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. hired Balaam, a sorcerer, to curse Israel but God turned the curse Mesha says that he captured Nebo, a town located on the very mountain where Moses traditionally saw the promised land before dying. The Zavada, Jack. Romans 6:10 The children, whom they bore to me, as food for them. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we In fact, the law requires that Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did and lust after their vile Scholars believe the name Chemosh possibly means "destroyer" or "fish-god." Chemosh is very similar to the other gods of the time. even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on The goddess Astarte was probably the cult partner of Chemosh. https://www.learnreligions.com/false-gods-of-the-old-testament-700162 (accessed March 1, 2023). Molech was the God of the Ammonites. "This is what the LORD says: As I have brought all In chapter 14 of Isaiah, Lucifer has said in her heart that she would exalt her throne above the stars of God. fire-god Molech was the tutelary deity of the children of Ammon, and Pastor Chris indicated that the term fallen angel appears neither in the Bible nor in other Abrahamic scriptures but is used to describe angels who were cast out of heaven for sinning against God. Yahweh himself protects them and tells Moses: "Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. nations that were before you. 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Molech Little is known about Chemosh; although King Solomon of Israel built a sanctuary to him east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7), the shrine was later demolished by King Josiah (2 Kings 23:13). 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