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2 Kings 21 · Grade 4

Ears Will Tingle

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Manasseh was twelve when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years. He did evil after the abominations of the nations the Lord cast out. He rebuilt the high places Hezekiah destroyed, raised altars for Baal, made an Asherah as Ahab had done, and worshiped all the army of the sky. He made his son pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, and dealt with mediums.

He built altars in the Lord's house, the place of which the Lord had said, I will put my name in Jerusalem. He set the carved Asherah image in the temple. Manasseh seduced Judah to do more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before Israel. He also shed very much innocent blood, until he filled Jerusalem from one end to another.

The Lord spoke by His servants the prophets. He would bring such evil on Jerusalem that whoever heard of it, both his ears would tingle. He would stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and wipe it as one wipes a dish, turning it upside down. Manasseh died, and Amon his son reigned two years, doing evil. His servants conspired and killed him, and the people made Josiah his son king.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the Lord say about Jerusalem and His name?

  2. What did Manasseh set in the temple?

  3. What would happen to the ears of whoever heard of the evil?

  4. What line would the Lord stretch over Jerusalem?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ManassehBaalimageevilprophets
  1. was twelve when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years.
  2. He did after the abominations of the nations the Lord cast out.
  3. He rebuilt the high places Hezekiah destroyed, raised altars for , made an Asherah as Ahab had done, and worshiped all the army of the sky.
  4. He set the carved Asherah in the temple.
  5. The Lord spoke by His servants the .

Think About It

  1. Manasseh undid all the good his father had done. How can you hold on to the good things you have been taught?

  2. Manasseh led a whole nation into sin. How can your choices influence others for good?

Memory Verse

“He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.”

2 Kings 21:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for helping me choose You. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How long did Manasseh rule?
  • How can you pray for leaders who are leading people the wrong way?

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