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Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did. He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.-2 Kings 18:1-5***King Ahaz was the 11th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. Ahaz was an idol worshiper and during his reign he closed the temple of the Lord. Hezekiah, the son born to Ahaz and Abi (Abijah), was the 12th king to rule Judah. Hezekiah only worshiped the Lord God, and during his reign Hezekiah reopened the temple and rid Judah and the temple of items associated with idolatry. Hezekiah led the Israelites to worship the Lord God and ordered the priests and Levites to return to their sacred work. Hezekiah contributed a personal offering and ordered proper offerings to be given by the Israelites throughout Jerusalem,
allowing the priests and Levites to continue their work without worry. When King Sennacherib, ruler of Assyria, came to conquer Jerusalem, Hezekiah told his fellow Israelites not to fear and said that the Lord God would fight for them. Sometime thereafter, Hezekiah invited everyone throughout Judah and the northern nation of Israel to keep the Passover. Before some of the celebrants returned home, they destroyed the remaining images of idolatry in Judah. After Hezekiah died, his body was buried in the tombs of the kings. Ahaz was not been similarly honored.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 3:1-51, 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings 1:1-20:21, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-32:33, Isaiah 36:1-39:8, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.-Numbers 21:8-9
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.-Numbers 21:8-9
TO THAT:
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.-2 Kings 21:1-6***Manasseh was born to King Hezekiah and Hephzibah. Hezekiah was the 12th king to rule Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land, and Manasseh was the 13th king to reign. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that among Judah's kings, Hezekiah had unparalleled trust in the Lord God. Manasseh was an idolater and followed the actions and behavior of his grandfather King Ahaz, the 11th king to rule Judah. Ahaz was an idol worshiper and burned at least 1 of his sons in a sacrificial fire. Manasseh burned at least 1 of his sons in a sacrificial fire, and worshiped stars and other lights in the sky, practiced wizardry, sought advice from mediums, and disobeyed the commandments, judgments, statutes, and laws that the Lord God gave for the Israelites, his treasured and chosen people. Moreover, Manasseh caused the deaths of many innocent people. The Lord God sent prophets to the Israelites, and the prophets proclaimed the words of the Lord God to the Israelites, including warnings about the disasters due to occur because of the unprecedented evil committed. However, Manasseh and most of his fellow Israelites did not listen to the prophets. The Lord God allowed the king of Assyria to capture Manasseh and take Manasseh prisoner, using a hook and shackles. Manasseh cried, repented and prayed to the Lord God, and the Lord God brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem, the royal city. Manasseh threw away the idolatrous images and told the Israelites to worship the Lord God. Yet, as a result of Manasseh's sins that the Lord God was not willing to forgive, punishment awaited Judah. After Manasseh died, his body was buried on the palace grounds instead of in the tombs of the kings. Manasseh's great-grandson Jehoiakim (Eliakim) was the 17th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiakim's reign, the Babylonians
(Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem and
King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, began looting the temple of the Lord. During the reign of Jehoiakim's son King Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the 18th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians took more prominent Israelites, including Jehoiachin, his wives and his mother Nehushta, to Babylon. During the reign of Jehoiakim's brother King Zedekiah (Mattaniah), the 19th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 100 years earlier, the Assyrians invaded the northern nation of Israel and conquered the royal city, Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Leviticus 18:1-20:27, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 17:1-18:22, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-28,34, 2:1-16, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah 15:1-4, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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