Satan’s evil corruption occurs through another tragic area involving human sacrifices mentioned in the Bible. Early masochism and other cruelties appear to have erupted during this time.
“…innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions” (Ps 106:37-39).
One of the main gods that instigated this atrocity transpired as “Baal Worship” that became abundant throughout much of the ancient Middle East. Concurrently, in early societies Baal has a long history of perverted sex that is akin to Pan Worship within his cult rituals. The various epithets and names of Baal occurring in the OT and elsewhere developed from his various positions and localities of his worship. Mount Hermon Baal persisted as one of the major centers of Baal/Pan worship, where the brutality of human sacrifices took place. The magnitude of Baal steadily increased by absorbing other god’s identities; such as the horned Molech, Chemosh, and Dagon. The Bible’s verbiage …show more content…
For even though among the Israelite people these beings remained thoroughly evil; notwithstanding, within the general populace these exact creatures grew in popularity. Distinctly, with its stimulating transformation in Egypt and near surroundings, Pan and his spirits of lust broadened their influence. As the ages passed, in the greater societies the spiritual presence of the goat god Pan and his counterparts excelled. It seems the collective sexual evil of bygone centuries galvanized into a corrupt platform for the masses to perpetuate. The cultivation of this spiritual presence soon progressed into a web over societies as a whole, weaving its evil characteristics into the conduct and attitudes of
“…innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions” (Ps 106:37-39).
One of the main gods that instigated this atrocity transpired as “Baal Worship” that became abundant throughout much of the ancient Middle East. Concurrently, in early societies Baal has a long history of perverted sex that is akin to Pan Worship within his cult rituals. The various epithets and names of Baal occurring in the OT and elsewhere developed from his various positions and localities of his worship. Mount Hermon Baal persisted as one of the major centers of Baal/Pan worship, where the brutality of human sacrifices took place. The magnitude of Baal steadily increased by absorbing other god’s identities; such as the horned Molech, Chemosh, and Dagon. The Bible’s verbiage …show more content…
For even though among the Israelite people these beings remained thoroughly evil; notwithstanding, within the general populace these exact creatures grew in popularity. Distinctly, with its stimulating transformation in Egypt and near surroundings, Pan and his spirits of lust broadened their influence. As the ages passed, in the greater societies the spiritual presence of the goat god Pan and his counterparts excelled. It seems the collective sexual evil of bygone centuries galvanized into a corrupt platform for the masses to perpetuate. The cultivation of this spiritual presence soon progressed into a web over societies as a whole, weaving its evil characteristics into the conduct and attitudes of