The way to the Knowledge of the Lord -(10/24/04

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The way to the Knowledge of the Lord -(10/24/04 - night)

Text: II Chronicles 33:11-13

Introduction.

    - Manasseh was the son of the good king Hezekiah.
    - II Chronicles 33:1 says he became king at 12 years old.
    - He was the opposite of his father.
    - II Chronicles 33:2-3. He allowed idolatry in Israel
    - He spilled innocent blood. Never listen to the prophets.
    - As a bad kind, does he come to know God and change his live?

A) He is captive.

    - II Chronicles 33:11
    - The Assyria's army took him as a prisoner, tied.
    -Illustration: Acts 16. The jailer of Philippi needed an earthquake in his life.
    - II Chronicles 33:10 - The voice Manasseh heard was the voice of the prophet Isaiah.
    - The tradition says that Manasseh order Isaiah to be cut in half.
    - God may use tree kinds of keys to open hearts: iron, bronze, gold.
    - Don't wait for a tragedy in your life to seek God.

B) He prays.

    - II Chronicles 33:12
    - In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord.
    - II Chronicles 33:12 says God heard Manasseh's prayer.
    - God hears the worst sinner, when he repents.
    - Romans 10:9. To confess with your mouth.
    - Illustration: Jonah, in the deepness of the sea, in the fish belly, he prayed.
    - Jonah says: "And you heard my voice"

C) He humbled himself

    - II Chronicles 33:12b
    - He remembered his parent's God.
    - II Chronicles 33:6 - He sacrificed his own son in an Evil ritual.
    - II Chronicles 33:6 - He put idols in the sanctuary of the Lord.
    - II Chronicles 33:6b - "... He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord."

Conclusion.

    - Manasseh means "forgetting"
    - He forgot God and was the most pervert king in Israel.
    - Have you forgotten God and His blessings?
    - II Chronicles 33:13b "Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God."
    - After repenting, he was brought back to his kingdom and reigned 55 years more. The longest kingdom.
    - Proverbs 29:1 "...will suddenly be destroyed without remedy."