Pro-social deification, pro-social child worship: Why biblical society was child worshipping society

Many parents think that biblical times were harsh on children. Rumors have it that children were made to work around the house, and of course, the frequent associations with corporal punishment. None of this is true. Not only were children treated with love and respect in the Bible, but they were treated as next to God. Children were worshipped in biblical times. Pro-social deification, pro-social child worship.

Jesus Christ said in Matthew 25:45-46 KJV:

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away unto everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

This refers implicitly, in context, to pro-social child worship, meaning children are the most vulnerable of society, then and now, and so they are to be treated as one would treat God. Children were seen as holy then, meaning punishing or abusing a child was desecration of their deity. Children were put on a pedestal then, and prioritized above all else, to the level of being miniature gods and goddesses.

The centerpiece of a Christian parenting relationship is Christian love for one's child, just as one would love God, with this love being denoted in the original Greek by the root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao), and refers to putting children first, and yourself as a parent last, in a convicted way leading to dutiful and selfless submission, expecting absolutely nothing in return from children or others, with children resting securely and safely in the good works of parents. See Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the love and grace of parents. Children in Ancient Israel and the Early Church were placed on a pedestal in terms of status in society, with parents and other adults in their life serving them, being beholden to their every vulnerable need as righteous slaves to their child's need. Children were fully deified in biblical society, in terms of how they were treated, meaning they rested pretty, and were given much of what they wanted.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to damages or abuse, namely child abuse in context. Child abuse, under biblical law, at minimum, is defined as the slightest of personal offense perceived by the child, including the slightest of offensive touch or speech perceived by the child, coming from entitlement. In this commandment, the Apostle Paul was lifting up the Law against punishment or controlling demeanor towards a child, and was rebuking Greek Christian parents who brought their pagan custom of spanking children into the church. Greek Christians were misusing the book of Proverbs to justify the punishment and abuse of their children even then. Paul was warning the parents that Proverbs was simply wisdom literature, not a book on parenting. The Apostle Paul was anti-spanking, and opposed punishing a child for any reason, as was King Solomon. King Solomon was completely against striking or punishing a minor child, with the verses in Proverbs referring to ADULT children on trial for a capital offense.

Children in Ancient Israel and the Early Church were deified heavily by their parents and other adults. Children were placed on a pedestal, and treated individually like special gods and goddesses, with parents reverently fearing their children, surrendering to the every demand and order from their children.

How did this servitude of parents towards children look in practice? Mothers provided nourishment and sustenance for young children, meaning breastmilk and skin-to-skin closeness and intimacy, with children going naked everywhere they went, and mothers going naked traditionally in the home to serve their husband and children separately. Children snuggled in the nude next to mothers. Parents placed their children on a pedestal, speaking of them in baroque, flowery terms, with fathers speaking this way to admit to the court that they had a parent attraction to their children. This form of pedophilia was commonplace and accepted in biblical times, but only in abstinent format. The attachment parenting of Ancient Israelite and Early Christian society was at that level where parent attractions could form in men in particular. Men channeled the attraction into worshipping their children in a way that they were surrendered to their children in a servile way. Just as parents served God, they served their children as well, and what a child wanted generally was what God wanted. Children were signs of God, and were seen as in place of God in the family home.

Children were seen as imperfect extensions of God in biblical times. Children were known and expected to cause mischief, running around the house, knocking things over, making messes. Children laughed at their mischief - and parents laughed as well. Children were loved and worshipped for their faults, not despite them.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!