THE HEARTBREAK of Jeremiah at the prophesied destruction of Jerusalem is evident in this week’s reading:

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent, for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Jeremiah 4:19 (ESV)

We discuss God’s condemnation of the faithlessness of the kingdom of Judah, which is startling coming as it did within living memory of the reforms of the good king Josiah.

Here are the links on the Phoenician and Carthaginian (note: descendants of the Amorites) tophets Derek mentioned:

* At Carthage, Child Sacrifice?

* Topheth: beating drums in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom

* Tophet at Carthage

* Carthaginians Sacrificed Their Own Children, Archaeologists Say

* Study Concludes Child Sacrifice Took Place at Ancient Carthage

* Abortion and the Ancient Practice of Child Sacrifice

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