Playlist: Molech (topic)
Sandcastle Virtues
Sermon by Mike FordIn the mountains, remnants of the Ten Tribes of the Northern Kingdom persisted after their captivity, allowing idol worship to flourish under Josiah, including altars to Baal and sacrifices to Molech. This syncretism and idolatry had endured for hundreds of years, far longer than many modern nations have existed. The false god …
The Iniquity of the Amorites
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughMolech was one of the gods of the Canaanites. Human sacrifice is associated with Molech. The place called Tophet in the Valley of Hinnom was where human sacrifice was done in Molech's name. The children of Israel were warned against that particular god in Leviticus 18:21. Human sacrifice to Molech is also mentioned in II Kings …
Behold Your King!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSolomon, in his disobedience, built a high place for Molech, the abomination of the people of Ammon, whose rituals involved the horrific rite of child sacrifice by fire. This act of compromise led to grave sins, as archeologists have uncovered skeletal remains of infants at sites where such brutal sacrifices occurred. These high …
The Fourth Commandment (Part 5)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughKing Solomon, despite his promising start and the immense blessings bestowed upon him by God, fell into idolatry through the influence of his many foreign wives. Among the false gods he turned to was Molech, described as the abomination of the people of Ammon. Solomon built a high place for Molech on the hill east of Jerusalem, …
Manasseh
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the account of Manasseh, king of Judah, as detailed in II Chronicles 33, his reign is marked by profound wickedness, particularly in his devotion to foreign gods, including Molech. Manasseh, who reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem, did evil in the sight of the Lord, mirroring the abominations of the nations the Lord had …
What's Wrong With 'Here Comes the Groom'?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMolech was the Canaanite deity to whom Israel in times of apostasy sacrificed children. Scripture presents this practice as utterly abominable, commanding that anyone who gives descendants to Molech be put to death by stoning and cut off from the people, because the act defiles the sanctuary and profanes the holy name. The …
To Be, or Not To Be, Like Everyone Else?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSolomon's progressive compromises with God's law culminated in the construction of a high place for Molech, the abomination of the people of Ammon. This act formed part of his broader pattern of syncretism, in which he incorporated the worship of foreign deities such as Ashtoreth and Chemosh alongside the true God. The rituals …
Character Matters
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughManasseh's reign, marked by pervasive idolatry, included the horrific practice of causing his own sons to pass through the fire to Molech, an act carried out in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom alongside soothsaying, witchcraft, and consultation with mediums. This atrocity stands as the culminating symbol of Judah's rapid moral …
Whose Morality Are We Following?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe account of Molech worship in Leviticus 20 stands as a direct illustration of God's uncompromising moral law in contrast to the relativistic, situational ethics embraced by modern society. The LORD instructed Moses to declare that any Israelite, or any stranger dwelling among them, who gave his descendants to Molech was to be …
Preparing To Be King
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughMolech appears in the account of King Solomon's downfall, cited as evidence of the danger of a king multiplying wives. Solomon loved many foreign women—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites—despite God's explicit command that Israel not intermarry with such nations because they would turn Israelite …
Guard Against Being an Abomination to God
Sermon by Kim MyersMolech is presented as the pagan deity to whom ancient Israel sacrificed their children by passing them through fire, an act explicitly condemned in Leviticus 18:21 as a defilement of God's name and an abomination before Him. This ancient practice serves as a direct point of comparison to a modern abomination: abortion. The …
Deuteronomy and Idolatry
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Molech appears in a brief catalog of ancient false gods—alongside Baal, Chemosh, Easter, Apis, Zeus, Diana, and Venus—cited as examples of deities that many people sincerely worship as though they were real, yet which possess no actual existence as gods or lords. This point emerges from an explanation of Paul's …
Keep Yourself From Idols
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMolech appears within a broader discussion of Israel's idolatry at its most degraded state, illustrating how far a nation can descend when it abandons the true and living God for false worship. The worship of Molech is presented as the culmination of Israel's spiritual adultery, occurring in the context of fertility cults and …
The Occult
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Bible condemns divination, necromancy, soothsayers, sorcery, spiritism and witchcraft, identifying all these practices as abominations, based on demonism.
Image and Likeness of God (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe true nature of God differs greatly from the trinitarian concept. Having created us in His form and shape, God is developing us into His character image.
Abraham's Sacrifice (Part Two): Love Exemplified
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe love of Abraham for Isaac serves as an emblem for the love of the Father for His Son and for all the children of Adam and Eve.
Acts (Part Eight)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughStephen points out that historically, God has dealt with His people without land or temple, but instead through deliverers, initially rejected by their own.
The First Commandment: Idolatry
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIdolatry is the most frequently committed sin, seen in five commandments. God challenges us to either defend our body of beliefs or drop them in favor of His.
Corporate Sin
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are obligated to purge our thoughts, deeds, and words, cleaning out individual and corporate sins and replacing them with sincerity, truth, and holiness.