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Cremation vs. Burial

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Michael Foster
Jan 15, 2024
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Amos 2:1 says God is judging Moab “because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.”

So just as the Ammonites desecrate the beginning of life, Moab desecrates the end of life.

I want to zoom in on this because I was forced to think about cremation when my daughter died years ago. My research led me to this very verse. It’s not a topic that is deal…

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