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Devotional: 2 Kings 21:1-26

Today’s passage: 2 Kings 21:1-26

Helpful thoughts:

  • Verses 1-9 should grieve us as it grieved God.  The weight of verses 8-9 is very heavy.
    • The son of the king who removed all pagan worship has brought all of it and more back.
    • The king in Jerusalem is offering his own sons as burnt offerings to false gods.
    • The Temple is now being used to worship numerous false gods.
    • King Manasseh has led his people astray to do more evil than the nations God used Israel to judge.
  • It is taught in Jewish history that the prophet Isaiah was one of those innocent people whose blood was shed.  Evidently, Manasseh had him put into a hollow log and sawed in half. (Hebrews 11:37)
  • The people of Judah who put Amon’s killers to death would most likely have desired to preserve the Davidic line in Jerusalem.

Questions to consider:

  1. With all of the wickedness we read about Manasseh in this passage, what does 2 Chronicles 33:10-20 teach us about the grace and mercy of God?
  2. What do verses 23-24 teach us about the sovereignty and the promises of God? (Matthew 1:10)
  3. Does God require the obedience of His people in order to accomplish His will?  Is the book of Revelation only going to happen if we do a good enough job?  Why is it right for us to obey and to love God with our whole hearts?

January 15, 2021 Category: 2 Kings, Devotions

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