Manasseh’s Counter-Reformation, Part 1

MANASSEH’S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 1 TEXT: 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.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 JUDAH’S PUNISHMENTS.