33 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.
So, here we go again! These kings aren't even creative in how they go against God. They do the same things, create the same high places and made the same Asherah poles. It really seems nutty.
Luckily, Mannaseh made better decisions in the end. It says at the end of the chapter that he humbled himself before God.
I feel like we are on a merry-go-round with these chapters.
3 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
ReplyDeleteyes, round and round we go. God must tire of this pattern, yet if anyone humbles himself before God he gets his Grace seemingly no matter how bad he had behaved. All of this is always documented in the book of... You'd think these kings would read some history and avoid getting a ring through their nose.
knut