Identifier: scripturehistory00berg (find matches)
Title: The Scripture history of idolatry, showing the connexion between the traditions of pagan mythology and the Bible ..
Year: 1838 (1830s)
Authors: Berg, Joseph F. (Joseph Frederick), 1812-1871
Subjects: Idols and images Mythology
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rifices laid upon his altars, and as every thingpertaining to a feast was freely brought to them,such as bread, flesh, salt, wine, cakes, incense,&c, these oblations were frequently called thebread of God. Speaking of the priests of theLord, Moses says, The offerings of the Lordmade by fire, and the bread of their God they dooffer,— thou shalt sanctify him therefore ; forhe offereth the bread of thy God, he shall be holyunto thee, &c. (Lev. xxi. 6, 8,17,22.) Again— Neither from a strangers hand shall ye offerthe bread of your God. (Lev. xxii. 25.) Thislatter command Ezekiel upbraids Israel with hav-ing transgressed— Ye have brought into mysanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, anduncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, topollute it, even my house, when ye offer mybreads &c. (Ezek. xliv. 7 ; Conf. Mai. i. 7 ; Ps.I. 10; Is. xlvi. 16.) The oblations are also called the offering made by fire. (Numb, xxviii. 2.)Hence, the heathen supposed that their imaginary
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Altar of Burnt-offering, OF THE HEATHEN. 53 deities devoured the sacrifices; that they heldregular feasts, regaled themselves with the in-cense offered to them, and sucked up the bloodof the slain bullocks like flies. The fat andchoice pieces were laid on the altars of Jehovah,but the idol-gods received only the offals, such asthe gall, the bones, &c, whilst the priests orworshippers retained all that was worth having;and thus the devil was disgraced even in thehonours paid him. Among the various riteswhich were borrowed by idolaters from the Jew-ish institutions, was that of circumcision. Thiswas practised extensively by the Egyptiansand Moors, and was through them introducedamong many other nations, and used as aninitiatory ceremony. The Sabbath was alsocounterfeited, as is evident from the many festi-vals which were celebrated every seventh day.The institution of cities of refuge, appointed un-der the Levitical law, was also borrowed by theheathen. These cities of refuge were i

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