Understanding Divine Judgment
- CONGREGATIONAL READING: 2 Kings 21:1-26 *
I. HISTORICAL EXPLANATION OF OUR TEXT
Manasseh's Idolatry Run Rampant
1. donning a king's crown, v1
2. despicable practices & evil acts, vv2-9
Manasseh's Idolatry Rebuked
1. denouncing the nation's idolatry, vv10-11
2. declaring the nation's judgment, vv13-15
3. decrying the king's violence, v16
4. death of a wicked, but repentant king, vv17-18
- a. 2 Chr 33:11-16
Manasseh's Son, Amon, Reigns
1. donning a king's crown, v19
2. doing evil in the Lord's sight, vv20-22
3. death & burial of a wicked king, vv23-26
- a. 2 Chr 33:21-25
II. HOLY APPLICATION FROM OUR TEXT
Assessment – the Measurement of a Plumb Line
1. divine standard with God
- a. Isaiah 28:17
- b. Amos 7:7-8
Action – the Overturning of a Dish
1. desolate end from God
- a. wiping a dish – depopulated
- b. turning it upside down – desolate
- c. Rom 1:28
Application
1. excellence of Christ's person
2. endearment toward Christ's cross
- a. efficacy of God's grace through Christ
- b. establishment of God's mercy by Christ
- c. equipping of God's people in Christ
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