Charles (Chuck) Kensinger

We read yesterday in Isaiah that the Prophet told the King to prepare for his end. 2 Kings 20 tells us about Hezekiah’s illness and this same incident. The shadow on the sun dial is the indicator of Jehovah’s fulfillment of this promise of healing. If Hezekiah had allowed himself to die, would the conquest of Jerusalem by Babylon have been delayed or possibly never happened? While the King revealed too much to the future enemy, it likely did not alter history in a significant manner.

Twelve-year-old Manasseh becomes King in 2 Kings chapter 21. Manasseh is one of the evil kings of Judah unlike his father Hezekiah. Baal, Asherah, the stars, and other idols were worshiped by him. He even sacrificed his own son in fire. He desecrated Yahweh’s Temple. His sins are the reason that Jerusalem and Judah will be defeated and carried away.

His son Amon succeeds him and is not any better than dear old Dad. He was assassinated by his own officials. The people executed his murderers and place his son Josiah on the throne.

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