Manasseh's Counter-Reformation, Part 3

MANASSEH'S COUNTER-REFORMATION, PART 3
TEXT: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20; 2 Kings 21:1-18

SUMMARY: The reign of Manasseh, who "seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel," was a repudiation of his father Hezekiah's leadership, a stain on his nation's history, and a rejection of the true and living God; yet at the same time it is a reminder of God's power to work His plan in spite of the destructive presence of sin in the human heart.

I. A CATALOG OF MANASSEH'S CRIMES (2 Ki. 21:2-8; 2 Chr. 33:2-9).

II. A PROPHECY OF MANASSEH'S PUNISHMENTS (2 Kings 21:10-15).
A. The Messengers.
B. The Message.

1. Rejection.
2. Captivity.
3. Plunder.
4. Desolation.

III. A Record of Manasseh's Captivity and Repentance (2 Chron. 33:10-20).
A. His Captivity (vv. 10-11).
B. His Repentance (vv. 12-13a).
C. His Restoration (vv. 13ff).