Amon's Reign and Death

 

 

2 Chronicles 33:21-25

 

September 22, 2023

 

Amon's Reign and Death

Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.  And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as Manasseh his father had done. Amon sacrificed to all the images that Manasseh his father had made, and served them. And he did not humble himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself, but this Amon incurred guilt more and more.  And his servants conspired against him and put him to death in his house.  But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon. And the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.

Amon and many today do as they desire, yet this young man had to witness the change in his dad and how he quit worshiping anything but God.  Amon may not have noticed by his servants sure had and they did not what to see their nation go down that path again, so they conspired against him and killed him.

And I’m sure they thought they had done a good thing, but the people hunted them down and killed them, and made his son Josiah.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice