This passage repeats what we studied in Isaiah 35 – 36 about Hezekiah, his illness, his recovery, his dealings with the Babylonians and Isaiah’s subsequent prophecy that the Babylonians would carry away all of the treasures Hezekiah showed them.
Next in line after Hezekiah (Judah) was his son Manasseh (Judah), who was not much like Hezekiah (Judah). He did evil in the Lord’s sight, acting just like the pagan nations they were supposed to have driven out. He even sacrificed his own son in the fire. He “practiced sorcery and divination, consulted with mediums and psychics.”
On top of that, he set up a carved image of Asherah in the Temple. It seemed that he spat in the Lord’s face every chance he got. The Lord described him as “even more wicked than the Amorites.” As a result of this, the Lord declared he would “wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.”
Manasseh’s (Judah) son Amon (Judah) was just as bad as his father. He was assassinated in his palace by his own officials and then his son Josiah was named king.
Tomorrow, we’ll be reading II Chronicles 32 – 33.
Until next time…
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