But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.
But instead, you've been carrying around shrines to Moloch and Chiun, those fake gods you made yourselves, complete with star symbols and everything.
You ditched the real God for DIY deities that can't actually do anything for you.
📚 Historical Context
During the time of the prophet Amos in the 8th century BC, the Northern Kingdom of Israel was enjoying economic prosperity but had turned to idolatry and social injustice, abandoning their covenant with God. Amos delivered God's warnings against worshiping foreign deities like Moloch, associated with child sacrifice, and Chiun, likely an astral god, as the people carried these idols in their practices. This rebuke highlighted the nation's unfaithfulness, which foreshadowed divine judgment.
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