It's that time of year again. The ceremony begins. Those leading are ready with scripts memorized, instruments in hand, and audience in place. The drums begin. Those in attendance began tossing their jewelry, wallets, and anything of worth into a hot burning fire. The last man to walk up is pale, nervous, and uneasy. He tosses in that which is of the utmost worth in his life, his CHILD! The leader of the ceremony cheers and a new song erupts. Everyone shouting, screaming, beating drums just as the year before. Drowning out the horrific cries of that tiny baby. That man slowly creeps back to his wailing wife in an attempt to comfort her as they watch many other fathers walk forward to offer their babies. The drums, chanting and dancing only become louder and more wild in attempt to distract from the smell of burning flesh and the reality that you are sacrificing a helpless gift of life.
What the Crap! {I know you were all thinking it...I just typed it.} Who in their right mind would participate in such a thing? Who could stand by and let someone do that to their child? Who could cheer about it? Who could voluntarily offer their child?
God's chosen people.
The 12th century rabbi Rashi, commenting on Jeremiah 7:31 stated:
Tophet is Moloch, which was made of brass; and they heated him from his lower parts; and his hands being stretched out, and made hot, they put the child between his hands, and it was burnt; when it vehemently cried out; but the priests beat a drum, that the father might not hear the voice of his son, and his heart might not be moved.
21 “‘Do 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. "
David conquered Jebusi, now Jerusalem, and he named it "The City of David" (II Sam. 5:6-7 & I Chron. 11:4-5). Israel never did completely separate from the pagans in the land as God had instructed them. Rather they intermarried and absorbed them into their culture (Ezra 9:1). And just as God's "called-out Israel" "served their gods," so likewise does His [many] "called-out Church" serve these same gods of old by teaching similar doctrines. {http://bible-truths.com/}
These seemingly barbaric people were sacrificing their babies to this god in hopes of gaining fertility {the ultimate sign of blessing then, ironically} or as a payment for their own sin or the sins of their people.
Yep, I went there! As God's "called out" people, we the church need to start taking a stand for things that matter. Stop fighting over which denomination is better. Which churches withIn a denomination are better. Fight for those who need a voice. Those innocent being sacrificed to our gods of "rights", "choice", and "selfishness"!
Even Jesus addressed this by alluding to the valley where these sacrifices took place as that of the fires of hell. He used this illustration because it for those he was talking to it "...seems to fit into most people's concept of torturous infernal regions reserved for "evil souls of men,"..."
The best picture of Hell Jesus could give was that of His people sacrificing their innocent children to fake gods. WOW!
Abortion is sacrificing an unborn, helpless child to the god of selfishness, convenience, or pride to pay for the sin of sex outside marriage.
Abortion is sacrificing an unborn, helpless child to the god of fear to pay for the sin of rape, incest, or pedophilia.
Mothers asking their daughters to sacrifice their unborn, helpless child to the god of pride to pay for the sin of neglect.
Where will you your allegiances lie? Will you "completely separate from the pagans in the land as God had instructed"?
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Healing after abortion:
http://sarahmae.com/stretchingintoblue/2012/04/for-the-mama-who-lost-her-baby-through-abortion/
"Why [women who have had abortions] wall up, or cry around little children; why they sleep around, or suffer from depression, or think that God is punishing them by not giving them more children. I have a message for those women." -Sarah Mae
http://www.safehavenministries.com/
http://www.treeoflifepsc.com/Post-Abortion-Counseling.html
Citations and informative sites:
TOPHET AND MOLECH IN HINNOM via http://bible-truths.com/
Abortion: Sacrificing to Molech
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message498184/pg1
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_Jesus_say_about_Gehenna
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002912.htm
Personal Stories of abortion:
http://dragonmommie.wordpress.com/2007/05/03/first-hand-description-of-partial-birth-abortion/
http://www.likeawarmcupofcoffee.com/home/abortion/
Image:
http://images.mitrasites.com/photo/molech.html
Graphic image of an abortion:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71014391@N03/6935055539/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manantialdevidaeterna/3010685074/
Amazing video on the important reality of abortion:
The 180 Video {post from the archives}
God's miracles despite abortion:
http://www.givingpraise.com/miracles/fulllife/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8B1nKGIAeg&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sRYz7IDru0&feature=related
