The worship of Tammuz was a deeply rooted pagan practice mentioned in the Hebrew Bible — a direct affront to Yhwh (God). It represents one of the clearest examples of how Israel turned from the covenant and embraced false gods.

📜 Ezekiel 8:14
"Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of Yhwh, and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz."

👉 This vision shows women inside the Temple gate, mourning for Tammuz — a pagan fertility god. It was spiritual adultery right in Yhwh’s house.

🔥 Who Was Tammuz?
Tammuz (Sumerian: Dumuzi) was a Mesopotamian deity of fertility, vegetation, and shepherds. His death and rebirth were tied to the agricultural cycle, and his worship was emotional, sensual, and filled with ritual mourning.

Worshipped by Babylonians and Canaanites

Associated with Ishtar/Inanna — goddess of sex and war

Symbol of dying and rising gods — used later in Roman myths and even twisted into Christian tradition

💔 Why Did They Weep for Him?
Each summer, when the vegetation died, Tammuz was said to die and descend into the underworld. His followers — especially women — would weep, wail, and mourn, believing it would help bring him back to life and restore the crops.

This ritual:

Copied pagan myths

Replaced Yhwh with seasonal gods

Turned hearts from obedience to emotional deception

🚫 Why It Was an Abomination to Yhwh
Idolatry — bowing to a false god.

Mourning rituals — done at the Temple gate, defiling holy ground.

Spiritual betrayal — Israel had a covenant with Yhwh, not pagan fertility gods.

Ezekiel’s vision shows the layers of corruption:

Idol at the Temple entrance

Secret chambers of imagery

Women weeping for Tammuz

Men worshiping the sun in the inner court

Each step moved further away from Yhwh — and closer to judgment.

⚔️ The Connection to Modern Paganism
Tammuz worship is not just ancient history — it's echoed in:

Easter sunrise services (sun worship)

Weeping rituals during Lent (borrowed from pagan mourning)

The “dying and rising god” myth — inserted into Greek-Christian theology

📢 Truth for Today: Worship belongs to Yhwh alone. He is the Living God — not a seasonal myth.
He doesn’t die each year and rise again with the crops.
He reigns forever.

Let’s reject all false gods — from Tammuz to the idols of our own age —
and return to pure obedience, covenant, and worship of Yhwh.