Child Sacrifice in the Old Testament

[Drich]

Moshe Greenberg, a Jewish rabbi who wrote a major commentary on the book of Ezekiel (otherwise known as qualifications for a person's "anti-godness," in the words of Drich), minimizes the view that child sacrifice was practiced under Yahwism but nonetheless confesses: "The polemic against child sacrifice (to YHWH) in Deuteronomy indicates that at least from the time of the last kings of Judah it was popularly believed that at least YHWH accepted, perhaps even commanded, it."

the the good rabbi should be able to provide a clear example of book chaper and verse where God commands such a thing. This would end all arguements, but he/you cant seem to be able to do that. all you seem to be able to offer is conjecture and speculation based on a very narrow english only view of the passage.

Oh, and concerning my previous quotations, here is some background on my "anti-god" sources. As you can see, very Satanic and untrustworthy anti-Christ vessels of destruction:
Jon Levenson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_D._Levenson
Susan Niditch: https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/sniditch
Susan Ackerman: http://dartmouth.edu/faculty-directory/susan-ackerman

Again, conjecture and speculation, verses the bible/The writter of the Pentateuch actually explaining the passage you and your sources have questioned.

The fact the bible explains what was meant in your orginal question means all of the other extra biblical sources you can quote that do not reference numbers 3 can be dismissed as being illinformed. No matter who or what agency made the assertion your quoting.

These people clearly have an agenda: to spread their holy message of atheism (which, by the way, is something Drich would obviously never do when it comes to his Christian beliefs... right?).

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and no follow through. If your sources did not have the follow through to reasearch and find the Passage in numbers 3, to the question posed from exo 22 (which I doubt, they'd even come across, it far more likly your just twisting their words to align yourself with what they have to say.) Then everything they said that supports Child sacrifice based on what was said in exo 22 is flat out wrong... Because again in numbers 3 We have Moses (The writter of Exo 22) explaining what God's intentions were with the 'offerings of first fruits' that included the first born..

In short they were to be temple preists before the levites were given that charge in numbers 3.

Your appeal to people smarter than you will not help you here. Because the statement of child sacrifice you made was proven wrong by an internal biblical break down of the 'offering of first fruits.' By moses himself just a few chapters after the command was given.

Whether you can admit it or not your arguement based in Exo 22 ends in numbers 3.