Slippery Slope
Scripture Verses
2 Kings 21:1-26; 2 Chronicles 33:1-25
Outline
Sin has consequences. We reap what we sow.
What Manasseh Embraced
- Reverts to worshipping idols
- Restores the high places
- Reintroduces the worship of Baal and Asherah
- Bows to the starry host in Astral worship
- Builds altars to these false gods in the temple
- Child sacrifice
- Consults mediums and spirits
What Manasseh Abandoned
- Fails to follow David’s example
- Defiles with idolatry in the sanctuary
- Rejects Moses’ covenant
Pronounced Judgments
- Ears tingle – the terror of judgment
- Deconstruction – the inevitability of judgment
- Wiping the dish – the totality of judgment
- God abandons – the hopelessness of judgment
Manasseh’s Repentance
- 2 Chronicles 33:9-19
- 2 Kings 21:17 – Summary
Amon
- 2 Kings 21:19-22
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