Leviticus 20:3

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Cross-references

Leviticus 17:10 uses the identical phrase 'I will set my face against' for eating blood, mirroring the divine judgment formula in Leviticus.

Leviticus 18:21 provides the original command forbidding Molech worship, for which this verse prescribes the penalty of being cut off.

Leviticus 22:2 also warns against profaning God's holy name, here specifically regarding priests handling holy things.

Leviticus 23:30 parallels the penalty of being destroyed from the people for a different sin, reinforcing the seriousness of disobedience.

Leviticus 17:4 uses the same 'cut off from among his people' formula for a different offense, showing a consistent legal pattern.

Ezekiel 23:39 describes sacrificing children to idols then entering the sanctuary — a vivid historical enactment of Leviticus' prohibition.

Numbers 19:20 also threatens being 'cut off from among the congregation' for defiling the sanctuary, parallel to the penalty in Leviticus.

Ezekiel 23:38 repeats the charge 'they have defiled my sanctuary', directly connecting to Leviticus' concern for sanctuary purity.

Ezekiel 5:11 echoes 'defiled my sanctuary' exactly as in Leviticus, linking the penalty for defilement to God's unsparing judgment.

Jeremiah 21:10 uses the same 'set my face against' language to describe God's judgment on Jerusalem, mirroring this personal penalty.

Ezekiel 14:8 repeats 'I will set my face against that man' and 'cut him off', reinforcing the penalty for idolatrous prophets.

2 Kings 21:6 Historical context

2 Kings 21:6 records Manasseh's child sacrifice to Molech, a concrete example of the sin punished in this verse.

Numbers 15:30 prescribes the same 'cut off' punishment for presumptuous sin, which reproaches the Lord, similar to profaning His name.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 foresees Israel's future idolatry, the same kind of sin that provokes God's judgment in this law.

1 Corinthians 3:17 warns that defiling God's temple brings destruction, a NT application of the principle that defiling what is holy brings judgment.

2 Corinthians 6:16 applies the OT principle of not defiling God's sanctuary to believers as the temple of God, connecting idolatry and holiness.

Ezekiel 15:7 uses 'I will set my face against them' for unfruitful Jerusalem, extending the same divine opposition to a corporate context.

Malachi 2:12 threatens being 'cut off' for unfaithfulness, mirroring the punishment in Leviticus 20:3 for Molech worship.