2 Chronicles 33:1-9

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+title = "2 Chronicles 33:1–9"
+date = "2025-07-17"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2Chronicles33.1-9)
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+The account of Manasseh is one of the greatest warnings to believers.
+His father Hezekiah was one of the most faithful kings of Judah, bringing about religious reform, trusting in the Lord's defense against the powerful Assyrian army, and repenting of his pride.
+Even with that great example in his life, Manasseh did more evil during his reign than even the Canaanites that were driven out by Israel in the time of Joshua son of Nun.
+He rebuilt the high places his father took down.
+He worshiped the host of heaven, i.e. the stars of the sky as deities.
+He made altars to the Baals and poles for Asherah.
+He desecrated the temple of the Lord by setting up altars and idols there, within the courts and within the sanctuary.
+He sought omens and sorcery from mediums and necromancers.
+He offered his sons as a burnt offering to his gods.
+All these things he did personally, and led the people of Judah to do as well.
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+Manasseh's life is a warning because it shows that being in a believing family does not save you.
+Just because you were raised right, that doesn't make you righteous.
+(Though to be fair, we can't actually know how Manasseh was raised.)
+Even if you trust the Lord with all your heart, that doesn't mean your children will.
+Just as you must trust fully in the Lord to save you, you must also trust Him to save the people you love, because you can't do it for Him.
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+You alone make us righteous before Your throne.