MOLEKH

“’Say to the people of Isra’el, “If someone from the people of Isra’el or one of the foreigners living in Isra’el sacrifices one of his children to Molekh, he must be put to death; the people of the land are to stone him to death.”’”
Leviticus 20:2

Webster’s defines devotion as: Religious fervor; the fact or state of being ardently dedicated and loyal. Devotion is something that many believers lack, I believe. For instance, Exodus 20:3 shows the first commandment as, “You shall have no other gods before me.” Devotion would say through action that nothing is more important than Adonai. Devotion would resist temptation and flee evil. Devotion would not let things like gluttony, porn and lust, money, or any other idol come before Adonai. But that is not true of our culture; at least it was not for me. For years I called myself a follower of Adonai because I had prayed the sinner’s prayer and been led down the Roman’s Road, but my lifestyle was not portraying God as Adonai. The object of my affection was what made me feel good. I was loyal and dedicated, not to Adonai, but rather to my god.
It is in this portion found in Leviticus that we read of Molekh. Moklekh was a god, but he was not Adonai. In fact, he was the opposite of all that was Adonai. It was for this reason that the command was given concerning the serving and dedication to this god. Because Adonai is a jealous God, He tells us that the serving of Molekh would result in death by stoning. Now while we have come a long way from the days of stoning, I want to point out that there is no real difference in the end result. By placing anything or anyone before Adonai, we are serving a form of Molekh. In serving this form, we set ourselves up for death, as Romans 6:23 reads, “For what one earns from sin is death…”
Let us be sure that we are serving Adonai and not Molekh. Let us be sure that we are not devoting ourselves to the worship of Molekh.

Leviticus 19:33 – 20:7