I can think of no other Bible character who went down hill so rapidly! One would think the man to have been hopelessly apostate! Unredeemable! Beyond reach ... even of the Grace of God! Watch what he did in today's Verse. "And he caused his … [Continue reading]
MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH, “THE HOST OF HEAVEN”
Things have gone from "bad" to "worse!" King Manasseh ruled Judah for 55 years, most of that time as a "sycophant" of the great Assyrian Empire. Merely a "figurehead," Manasseh, son of the great Hezekiah, Grandfather of the great Josiah! Now I … [Continue reading]
MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH, “TOO MANY ALTARS?”
Today we continue to look at the downward spiral of King Manasseh of Judah. Only son of godly King Hezekiah. (Although Hezekiah did seem to weaken spiritually the last 15 years of his life!) Our Text will be 2nd Chronicles 33:4 which is virtually a … [Continue reading]
MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH, “SERIAL SINNING!”
Yes, I have entitled today's Lesson from the life of King Manasseh "serial sinning," or maybe better, "chain sinning." Seldom does one do wrong in just one area of life. Or just one little corner of a department of life. "Sin," by its very nature, … [Continue reading]
MANASSEH, KING OF JUDAH, “EVIL INFLUENCE”
If Manasseh began reigning over Judah at age 12 (and he did) ... where did he get the "evil influence" that so permeated his life? After all, he is the son (the only son) of godly King Hezekiah, one of the true "revivalists" of ancient history, … [Continue reading]
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