“And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
2 Kings 21:6 KJV
The final word on Manasseh was that he was an indiscriminate murderer. He drenched Jerusalem with the innocent blood of his victims. That’s on top of all the sins in which he involved his people. As far as God was concerned, he’d turned them into a nation of sinners. Recorded in the old covenant and remembered with sorrow, was Manasseh as king of the Jews. Thank God that in the new covenant, the King of kings, Jesus Christ was nailed on the Cross for all mankind’s sin. Our God is holy, exalted, worthy of complete devotion, as One perfect in goodness and righteousness. Sin separated mankind from God. That’s why when the time was right, Christ the Anointed One came and died to demonstrate His love for sinners who were entirely helpless, weak, and powerless to save themselves. Christ proved God’s passionate love for us by dying in our place while we were still lost and ungodly! This is His unfailing love for us, that through the Blood of Jesus we have heard the powerful declaration, “You are now righteous in My sight.” And because of the sacrifice of Jesus, you will never experience the wrath of God. How awesome is our God. Hallelujah!
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