Manasseh’s Counter-Reformation, Part 2

MANASSEH’S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 2TEXT: 2 Chronicles 33:1-25; 2 Kings 21:1-18SUMMARY: The reign of Manasseh, who “seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel,” was a repudiation of his father Hezekiah’s leadership, a stain on his nation’s history, and a rejection of the true and living God; yet at the same time it is a reminder of God’s power to work His plan in spite of the destructive presence of sin in the human heart. I. A CATALOG OF MANASSEH’S CRIMES (2 Kings 21:2-8, 16; 2 Chr. 33:2-9). A. A Repudiation of His Father’s Leadership.B. A Stain on His Nation’s History.C. A Rejection of the True and Living God.II. A PROPHECY OF MANASSEH’S PUNISHMENTS (2 Kings 21:10-15).A. The Messengers.B. The Message.