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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