The next king of Judah is Manasseh. Has he got what it takes to lead Judah rightly?
Manasseh’s sinful ways
2 Kings 21:1-9, 2 Chronicles 33:1-9
God’s displeasure
Warning to Shebna
Isaiah 22:15-25
Sennacherib’s death
2 Kings 19:37, Isaiah 37:38
Manasseh’s sin and repentance
2 Kings 21:16, 2 Chronicles 33:11-13
His reforms
2 Chronicles 33:14-17
His death
2 Kings 21:17-18, 2 Chronicles 33:18-20
Amon’s evil life and death
2 Kings 21:19-23, 26, 2 Chronicles 33:21-24
Josiah becomes king
2 Kings 21:24, 2 Chronicles 33:25
With a sinking heart I read that Manasseh is as wicked as the worst of the kings. Judah can’t afford another lapse. They escaped by the skin of their teeth last time. According to Chronicles, he was swiftly humbled by the Assyrians, who captured him and imprisoned him in Babylon. There he repented, and got a second chance to mend his ways. But his son Amon was as bad as he was, and ended up assassinated, leaving the boy king Josiah on the throne.
Manasseh’s sinful ways
2 Kings 21:1-9, 2 Chronicles 33:1-9
God’s displeasure
Warning to Shebna
Isaiah 22:15-25
Sennacherib’s death
2 Kings 19:37, Isaiah 37:38
Manasseh’s sin and repentance
2 Kings 21:16, 2 Chronicles 33:11-13
His reforms
2 Chronicles 33:14-17
His death
2 Kings 21:17-18, 2 Chronicles 33:18-20
Amon’s evil life and death
2 Kings 21:19-23, 26, 2 Chronicles 33:21-24
Josiah becomes king
2 Kings 21:24, 2 Chronicles 33:25
With a sinking heart I read that Manasseh is as wicked as the worst of the kings. Judah can’t afford another lapse. They escaped by the skin of their teeth last time. According to Chronicles, he was swiftly humbled by the Assyrians, who captured him and imprisoned him in Babylon. There he repented, and got a second chance to mend his ways. But his son Amon was as bad as he was, and ended up assassinated, leaving the boy king Josiah on the throne.
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