Manasseh's Wickedness and Penitence
2 Chronicles 33:12-18
And when he was in affliction, he sought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,…


I. MANSSSEH'S CAREER IN CRIME.

II. HIS RETURN TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF GOD.

III. THE GRACIOUS RESULTS OF HIS PENITENCE. Improvement.

1. The lamentable wickedness and duplicity of the human heart.

2. The freeness, fulness, and efficacy of Divine grace.

3. The consequences of salvation are reformation and obedience.

(T.B. Baker.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

WEB: When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.




Manasseh's Repentance
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