We were told

God told the Israelites: “You shall not give any of your children to devote them by fire to Moloch, and so profane the name of your God” (Lev. 18:21). Since the law proscribes things to which the Israelites had knowledge, Moloch must have held sway over many other peoples. How unknowing of God must a people be, to willingly comply with a priest’s order, “Give us your child,” or even worse, to offer a child. Throughout the ages, man has wondered, “How long will God put up with this?” We should not be surprised when one day a voice says to all, “I told you so.”