1Then the LORD said to Moses, 2“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him. 3And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
4And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech, 5then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
Leviticus 18: 21You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Molech was worshipped by heating a metal statue representing the god until it was red hot, then by placing a living infant on the outstretched hands of the statue, while beating drums drowned out the screams of the child until it burned to death. (Guzik)
1 Kings 11: 7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites. 8He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
2 Kings 16: 3Instead, he (Ahaz)walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
2 Kings 17: 17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
2 Kings 21: 6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Up to the days of King Josiah of Judah, Molech worship continued, because he destroyed a place of worship to that idol.
2 Kings 23: 10He (Josiah) also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnoma so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
Who could do that to their own child?
Let’s look at today, our present time period.
Do we raise our children in the Lord, or do we let our government raise them?
What are they being taught in school?
We were hyperactive in our sons education to the detriment of the school administrators. He had special needs and several schools failed to follow his learning plan. You’d be surprised how fast they reacted when you caught them and filed a complaint with the state.
I was surprised that Solomon was influenced by some of his foreign wives and built a high place for these false gods! He knew the one true God and was blessed by Him!
Blessings, David
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