Josiah takes the throne after his father Amon. He is not the youngest king ever in Judah but he is one of the most godly. If the people of Judah are anything like me right now they are feeling like yo-yos, being pulled back and forth from one place to another. From serving God to […]
Manasseh’s son Amon takes the throne. His reign is short and anything but sweet. He followed in his father’s early footsteps. Amon started his life under Manasseh’s era of idolatry and murder. He learned well the lessons his father taught him. During the last few years of Manasseh’s life he turned to the Lord. Amon […]
Manasseh has resisted every effort of God to reach him in his sin; until he finds himself imprisoned. Then he remembers the God of his father. I find this story both heart-warming and sad. It is beautiful to see that, after so many years, the faith his father lived out in front of him comes […]
Hezekiah is gone the way of his fathers. His son Manasseh takes the throne. He is NOTHING like his father when it comes to faith in God. The first thing I notice in our reading is the age of Manasseh when he became king. This means that Manasseh was born AFTER Hezekiah’s illness. He grew […]
Hezekiah’s fame and achievements have gone to his head. He has become prideful but he has NOT turned his back on God. God disciplined him. The story of Hezekiah’s illness and his visitors from Babylon are told in more detail in 2 Kings 20. I popped over there to reread them. I encourage you to […]
