Is the spirit of Moloch still with us? What is the warning given to us about Moloch? The warning says "You are not to give any of your children to be sacrificed to this spirit, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD". (1)King Solomon, the wisest and richest man on the earth during his day and he had many wives. 700 to be exact, wives, many of them were princesses, including 300 concubine's. Definitely a violation of Yahweh's law concerning marriage and yes he followed in the footsteps of his great ancestors, Abraham, Jacob, his father David, King Saul, Caleb. But I wonder how many children did he allow to be sacrificed to the pagan idol Moloch. How many of them did he allow to pass through the fire? How many were burned alive? Solomon's father was notorious when it came to women, but David did not worship the pagan idol Moloch, he did not sacrifice any of his children to idol's. (2)
Solomon had a sexual lust problem. One woman can be a handful for any man, but 1,000 of them and the bulk of them foreigners worshiping idols and other gods, again a violation of the Fathers commandments. When a man is unsatisfied with the woman God gave to him, the problem must be place on his shoulders and not on his wife. For such a wise man, we must conclude that, Solomon eventually understood the ancient proverb that says " Hell and Destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied". (3)
So what is this business about the spirit of Moloch? The question is, is this spirit still present in our society?
Phoenicia was a loosely gathered group of people who inhabited Canaan (modern day Lebanon, Syria, and Israel) between 1550 BC and 300 BC. In addition to sexual rituals, Moloch/Molech worship included child sacrifice, or “passing children through the fire.” It is believed that giant metal statues were made of a man with a bull’s head, either with a hole in his abdomen or outstretched forearms that made a kind of ramp to a hole in his torso. A fire was lit in or around the statue. Babies were placed in the statue’s arms or in the hole. If a couple sacrificed their first born, they believed that Moloch/Molech would ensure financial prosperity for the family and future children. (see reference's).
This brings up an interesting thought! Has the spirit of Moloch changed its method of operation? For many peoples of the world abortion would ensure financial prosperity for a family and future children. Please visit my recent article at http://voices.yahoo.com/sex-selective-abortions-worldwide-11814093.html?cat=25. Think about what is going on in our world? Is there really much difference in the mindset of todays human being than that from the human beings form the days of old? Do you get the feeling that we are the same now as we were in the past? Can you imagine how Yahweh felt when He saw the depth's of Solomon's ethic and moral character deteriorate to the point where he gave in to, and participated in this disgusting practice.
After you have thought about this, you should come to the conclusion, that in spite of our education and technological know how, deep down in side of us we are as wicked as ever.
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(1). Leviticus 18:21
(2). Matthew 19:4-6, Genesis 2:23-24, Genesis 25:6, Genesis 35:22, 1 Chronicles 2:46, 2 Samuel 3:7, 2 Samuel 5:13-16, 2 Chronicles 11:21
(3). Proverbs 27:20
