2 Chr 33:1-9

All good things must come to an end so was the age of Hezekiah. Manasseh, his son, who co-ruled with him as a child, took over the throne when he was 12. He ruled officially from around 687 BC to 642 BC and he was horrible as a follower of God. He was the longest tenured ruler of Judah or Israel. With his father's independence from the Assyrians now over, Manasseh felt that he would now succumb under their rule. Most of that was because he chose not to follow the ways of his father Hezekiah and love the Lord. Instead, he chose to worship idols. According to the commentary;

The nations that were in the country before Israel worshipped many false gods. Manasseh built again the high places to worship those gods. He built altars to the Baal gods. He made images for Asherah, the female god. And he worshipped the sun, moon and stars. For these, he built two altars in the LORD’s temple. He did the same as his grandfather Ahaz had done (28:3). He made his children go through fire in the Ben-Hinnom Valley. This was a sacrifice to the god Molech. And he did many other evil deeds.

 

 So the stage was set for a long and painful road ahead for the nation as they were led like sheep to the slaughter. He also desecrated the Lord's temple by putting idols for worship and sacrifices there as well. This didn't sit well with the Lord. In turn, Judah had become worse than the nations that had the land before them and were around them. Needless to say, bad things were on the horizon.

 

Overall a good day at work but was dismayed to see my cable bill jacked up by $20 p/m. That coupled with my rent being raised will lead to more tightening of the belt to make ends meet down here. Seeing if I could get it reduced or if not consider Verizon as an alternative. Need to investigate that...

 

 

Praise for today: Every word of God is flawless, he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30: 5