Wednesday – History

Reading – 2 Kings 21-25

Highlight Verse:

“Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah.”
‭‭2 Kings‬ ‭21‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Sorry the reading was so long today. I guess it was appropriate since we read about the longest reigning king of Judah.

That begs the question, “Why was Manasseh, a king who did so much evil, allowed to reign for so long?”

It turned out that the account in 2 Kings 21 leaves out much of the story. If you read the account in 2 Chronicles 33, you find out that Manasseh was captured by the Assyrians and held captive.

After he humbled himself and repented before God, he was released and continued his reign.

To me, this illustrates 2 things:

• God honors humility.
• And, it’s always best to check the context, including the historical context.

Which wraps up my conclusions.

What did you observe in today’s long reading?
Did you check the context? How?