Leviticus 18:21
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"'You shall not give any of your children to sacrifice to Molech; neither shall you profane the name of your God: I am Yahweh.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land from which God delivered Israel, while Canaan was the land they were entering, inhabited by peoples whose practices included child sacrifice. Leviticus 18:21 forbids Israel to imitate either Egypt’s patterns or Canaanite worship by offering children to Molech.
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Leviticus 18:21 mentions Canaan and Egypt.
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