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Evil King Manasseh
I. Me and We
II.
God
Manasseh was not a good king at all.
His father Hezikiah was a very good king, but Manasseh decided not to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Instead of leading Israel into a deeper relationship with God, he worshipped other gods.
Chronicles and 2 Kings list some of the evil acts of Manasseh:
Started reigning at 12 for 55 years
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Rejected the acts of his father and did evil things…culmilating into sacrificing his son like the pagans did.
Did much evil.
He misled Israle camsing them to do evil as well.
Verse 6 seems like a good overview of the extent of Manasseh’s evil activities:
It’s been said that as a leader goes, so goes the people…and that is true in this case.
As the king, Manasseh led the people to evil acts as well.
2 Chron 33:
2 chron 33:
God, however, tries to get Manasseh’s and the people’s attention.
They don’t listen.
They aren’t open.
They aren’t receptive to God’s invitation to a new kind of living and a better relationship.
2 Kings 21:1
The consequences were dire.
They weren’t interested in God.
They chose to trust gods that weren’t God.
They found out that the gods they trusted, simply couldn’t deliver and couldn’t provide protection.
Assyria came in and took Manasseh captive to Babylon.
2 chron 33:12
When Jonah was in the belly of the fish, he prayed.
While Manasseh wasn’t in a fish, he was in dire circumstances.
Alone, broken, in prision, perhaps he cries out to God.
He humbles himself and prayers....God received him…God heard him....
AND God restored him both to Jerusalem and to his kingdom.
This is incredible.
This is amazing.
THis is good news!
2 chron
The Chronicler recounts the things Manasseh did after he was restored.
He built an outer wall for Jerusalem, he took away the foreign gods and the idol from the temple.
He got rid of all the latars that he had built and restored the altar of the Lord, offering sacrifices on it.
He commanded Judah to serve the Lord.
He was changed.
He was transformed.
AND God restored him both to Jerusalem and to his kingdom.
This is incredible.
This is amazing.
THis is good news!
III.
You and Us
The word: Hope.
There’s always hope for us…and others.
When God invites us, he invites us in hope.
No matter what we’ve done in the past, he offers us a new beginning.
old testament…judgement....but here…mercy.
When we turn our heart to God, he listens, he forgives, he restores.
Communion (an act of hope, healing).
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