For 57 years the righteous people of Judah lived under the oppression of their own kings. Manasseh despised their reverence for the God of Israel and responded to their rejection of his deities with murder. There were probably many around Jerusalem who feared his evil hand, but God waited 55 years to remove him, but only two years before his equally wicked son Amon was removed as king. I wonder what it was that led his officials to kill their king (21:23)? Was he not as blood thirsty as his father? Did he offer his officials fewer treats. Maybe he was beginning to listen to those who were righteous and the vile officials feared that the end of their reign of terror was about to end. We don’t know God’s reason, but he plan is always good. It helps me to know that I must stand firm in the midst of these challenging times. I must hold true to God’s word only.
Stuart
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Paul of Tarsus
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