Manasseh's Idolatry Denounced

  

2 Kings 21:10-18

 

November 12, 2021

 

 

Manasseh's Idolatry Denounced

And the Lord said by his servants the prophets,  “Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has made Judah also to sin with his idols,  therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such disaster that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.  And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.  And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies,  because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.”

Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?   And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.

 

Today’s World from “The Back Porch” is driven by fear, of just about anything but the most important one, and that is fear of the most high God of all that there ever will be.  We as people are ignorant of many things such as our history, of government, our God-given rights, but most of all the written word of God.  Why is it important to understand history, so that you do not repeat it again?

 

What can you and I learn from this Bible history of King Manasseh, that bad leaders bring harm and lead people into sin.  It all begins with dads, if he leads his family in a way that honors God, it will be a strong family.  If you allow someone of questionable morals and lacking integrity to be your representative in any office, no matter what color of their skin, you get what you sow.  Today it has become apparent the man holding the office of President is not in charge of anything, he is not even a good puppet.  Many have a person, thanks they know who is but, only a handful know who is pulling the puppets strings.  But most understand it costs us a high price.  And I’m not talking about gas, or food, the cost of most items we the consumer is buying.  No, the price tag is much higher, it has to do with values, both spiritual and moral.  As citizens of a great nation, we have lost our souls, we value things that are temporary and ignore the true values of people, of family, and of worship of the God who has given us life and our skills and talents.  The Church also has allowed poor leadership to bring them to believe things the world values have value over what God has stated in His love letter to us.

 

Hang in there with this uneducated man for a few more lines and I will tell you what I fear.  I fear God turning the United States of America upside down, we may have never been a Christian nation, but for years many of those in leadership owned up to their mistakes did not try to blame others.  As a dad I cannot blame my parents for my sins, I chose to try the world values and it came at a high cost, and I had to come to a point of ownership and to seek often my wife and daughter forgiveness, but most important God’s forgiveness.

Will we the people, will the Church repent and turn to ask a loving and merciful Father and God to forgive us, I’m not sure, but for me and my house, we have and will continue to do so.

 

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice