{"id":4816,"date":"2014-05-27T06:51:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T13:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2014-08-23T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T22:05:46","slug":"are-you-a-baal-worshiper-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/27\/are-you-a-baal-worshiper-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Baal Worshiper?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baal was the god of the Canaanites, the enemies of the ancient biblical Israelites. God&#8217;s people were constantly being enticed by the heathen practices associated with Baal worship. Down the through the ages, the worship of Baal has resurrected itself and taken on the trappings of each new culture. The concepts behind Baal worship are thriving and growing in our post-Christian culture. To what degree having you fallen for the enticements of Baalism? 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