#266 Leviticus 20 Part 1 Who's Your Molech?

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:

5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. Leviticus 20: 1-5 KJV

So again this Molech is mentioned, and from what I read he is a deity that was worshiped by those to whom Israel had association. As was so often the case with Israel and is found to be in the church today, these pagan practices were assimilated in to the lives of Abraham's children. It is a violation of the commandment:

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.3"You shall have no other gods before Me. 4"You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.…Exodus 20:2-4

I have read several descriptions of this, some describing an image made of metal that was heated to intensity. The children of those, who held such superstitious notions, were passed through the heat of the arms, and in this way preserved against infant mortality. It must have been a strong tie to the culture of the time, because it is mentioned by name and twice. God's demand is that we not make up our own gods, nor adjust our ideals to our neighbors. Here, the people are also commanded to not pretend that it is not happening. It will put you in an uncomfortable position for sure, and if you do not agree with every fancy or superstition that men subscribe to, then some will label you a bigot. "Look at the piece of wood" they say. "That is not wood, it is metal," you correct them. "That is not free," you tell them, someone had to earn it. "That is not the equivalent of your tonsils, it is a human being." In all this, and no matter how justified by way of truth and reason you may feel, it is ours to hate the lie and it's behaviors, not the sinner. If you truly hate the sin then you will most definitely find love and pray for mercy for the sinner, because you will see that same place from whence you came. You will find in yourself daily that need to confess your sin, and bring to God that which you did not find nearly so grotesque in days past. Pray for your neighbors and throw away your idols. 

20 Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sisterd whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. 21 The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also. 1John 4: 20&21

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