2 Chronicles 33

July 6, 2022

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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles? Here’s today’s reading:

2 Chronicles 33 (NIV)

Manasseh King of Judah
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” ........Continue Reading

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  1. 2 chronicles 33 Manasseh was only 12 when he became King, and he undid everything his father had done, he turned his back on God, until he was in trouble then he prayed to God and he heard his prayers and God did what he had asked for. When his son took over after he had passed the son turned his back on God as well and he continued to sin and not listen to God and he was struck down and killed without ever reaching out to God.

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  2. 2 Chronicles 33
    What a hard lesson for Manasseh, but at least he finally got it! It’s hard to believe that his son didn’t get the lesson too!

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  3. 2Kings 21:16 says “Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end–besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” Chronicles, unlike 2Kings, mentions Manasseh’s “moment of faith” and while his turnaround was welcomed there were no lasting consequences for the nation as a whole. Amon continues the flow of innocent blood.

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  4. After all these chapters of the same theme, the king does wrong and sins in the eyes of the Lord followed by their downfall and hopefully, they see the error of their ways that lead to true repentance …. I can’t imagine someone not taking the new king aside and saying “look, follow the ways of the Lord, do right by the people, don’t get too full of yourself and maybe, the favor of the Lord will be upon you.” The saying, history repeats itself, is evident here, and as I sit here I think, living in the year 2022, nothing has changed, we all fall into the same trap, we turn from God, and that leads to sin followed by our lives becoming turned upside down and spinning out of control and that leads us to repentance it’s similar to a dog chasing its tail, why do we continue the madness, what is the solution? Stay in the word! Yea, I get it, but why is something so simple eluding? Because sinning is easy and doing right being in the word takes effort and discipline

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  6. I’m glad to follow along with the daily reading, it has brought me to books in the Old Testament that I doubt I’d ever actually read on my own, at least not thoroughly, However, I was drawn this morning to read Galatians 6:1 to paraphrase, humbly help others, share each other’s burdens, obey the law of Christ, I find the New Testament more helpful than reading about Kings that continually sin, making that statement sort of makes me I feel bad, not sure why, perhaps my loyalty to God and his word, I should appreciate all of it equally…

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  7. Some of us just need a real good slap up side the head to get our acts together and Manasseh certainly fits that description! He did evil and lead the people to do evil after his father had done so much to restore Judah and the people to where they should have been. While Manasseh got his act together the people seemed to just half heartedly follow and were left with another evil king after Manasseh’s death. Sad to see the roller-coaster ride of high highs and low lows of God’s people.

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  8. Manasseh goes against his father’s example in spite of Hezekiah’s faithfulness, pride, correction and return to faithfulness. That stubborn, prideful and disobedient heart is in each one of us and we need to be deliberate to follow God knowing in spite of all that God does and others do, the choice is always going to be up to us as to which way we go. It also helps us as parents understand that even a good example set before a child will not necessarily be followed. The New Testament certainly offers more in terms of instruction for us as believers in Jesus, but all Scripture is God breathed and is useful in what it teaches us about God and ourselves. We might not have idols that we erect on the outside, but we certainly can have plenty of them on the inside and worship and depend on other things more than or in place of God. Guys like Mannaseh show us the utter foolishness and disaster of doing so. And yet he has a good response to God’s correction which is wise for us to do as well. But our periods of disobedience has lasting effects in our lives and others. Manasseh begins to set a good example for the people, but they don’t get it completely right. And then his son Ammon is disobedient to God the way his father used to be. Our buddy Josiah will get it right though…..

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  9. Manasseh walks in wickedness until God has him led away with hooks and fettered to Babylon. Then Manasseh cries out to the Lord and repents. Unfortunately, sometimes we need some major wake up calls before we repent and start walking right!

    I was wondering about the ages of these kings. It says he was 12. Was he actually making leadership decisions and having responsibilities at that age or did have have some sort of overseer? I know in some cases it is clear that others, military leaders or guardians, basically rule until the king is of age.

    I am thinking of the infantilization of our children, keeping them dependent until they are 18…….26?! is a huge mistake for the maturity of them as individuals, and as a culture, nation, etc. I think it’s a trap, but I don’t see how we can stop it other than giving our children responsibilities and expecting responsible behavior while they are under our authority. Of course, parental authority is being questioned as we stand.

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