1. Leviticus 20:2 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How is the penalty of death applied?

Leviticus 20:2 (ESV)

2 “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

The Hebrews have the responsibility to participate in the punishment of such sin. By doing so, the community stands against the sin of idolatry in the nation.