MANASSEH

THE LIFE OF MANASSEH

• Manasseh is mentioned in 2 Kings 21:1-17 and 2 Chronicles 33:1-20
• Manasseh was the son of king Hezekiah and Hephzibah
• He began his reign at 12 years old
• He reigned for 55 years

THE LIFE OF MANASSEH

• It was an evil reign
• He rebuilt the heathen altars that his father had destroyed
• He sacrificed his own kids as burnt offerings
• He angered the Lord by encouraging all types of evil
• He also murdered large amounts of innocent people

THE LIFE OF MANASSEH

• He ignored warnings from the Lord
• As punishment God sent Assyrian armies
• They captured him and took him to exile
• While in captivity he came to his senses and cried out to the Lord
• The Lord answered his prayers and sent him back to Jerusalem

THE LIFE OF MANASSEH

• He removed the foreign idols from the hills and Temple
• He tore down pagan alters
• He rebuilt the altar of the Lord and offered sacrifices
• When he died he was buried beneath his palace
• His son Amon became the new king

MADE BY: LAUREN TURNER