Child sacrifice is an abomination in the Old Testament and
,yes, some Hebrews did follow the religion of the pagans. In fact, after the
split over taxes under Solomon's son, the northern 10 tribes of Israel never
worshiped the God of their fathers. The faithful immigrated south to Judah.
King Manasseh, of the south, sacrificed his son and Judah
was invaded by the Babylonians. He repented while in Babylon, was reinstated to
Jerusalem, and tore down the altars. There are two levels of judgment, national
and individual.
“Surely at the command (mouth) of the LORD it came upon
Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according
to all that he had done, and also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he
filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; AND THE LORD WOULD NOT FORGIVE.” [All
caps mine] 2 Kings 24: 3 &4
Manasseh was forgiven, but not the nation of Judah. The
nation was given a reprieve and Judah had a great revival under Josiah, but a
couple of kings later they broke parole and the invasion and conquest was
complete. Thus the 70 years in captivity and the scribing of Lamentations.
I am praying that all nations repent, that there is a worldwide
GODLY awakening because as I see it, it's either an awakening or the set up for
the Great Tribulation. There are still nations that outlaw pre-born
genocide. The world’s sin is not yet complete just as the sin of the Amorite was not complete when Abraham was promised the Promised Land. Four hundred years and four generations later, Moses would warn the Israelites not to follow the abominable practices of the natives.