Imagine locating an unexploded bomb in a ruined building. What they found was even more alarming! It seems the temple had been severely damaged. This wasn’t the kind of job a little paint and putty could fix. Former kings had “destroyed” the place (2 Chron 34:11). As Hilkiah the high priest sifted through the rubble, what do […]
This story in the life of Josiah is another reminder that holiness and happiness are good friends. Josiah was just eight when his 24-year-old father Amon was murdered by his servants. The conspirators were executed, and the child-king was placed on the throne. His father, during that short tenure, had worked hard for the devil, […]
“If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.” —D.L. Moody Manasseh made a clean sweep of the land. “He took away the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house […]
A sermon inspired by a child’s drawing…and a lesson to inspire you in the midst of fear. […]
The God who changes grit into pearls and coal into diamonds can change sinners into saints. It makes one nauseous to read what Manasseh had done. Idols in the temple. Witches in the palace. Babies in the fire. If you were God, wouldn’t you conclude that Manasseh, like his name, should be someone you would […]
The best fashion footwear has a heavenly designer and goes with every outfit in your closet. […]
“My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother” (Prov 1:8). With the death of Hezekiah, whom “all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored…at his death” (2 Chron 32:33), his son Manasseh ascended the throne. You may recall that Joseph named one of his sons Manasseh. The name means […]
Imagine you hear the doorbell ring one day. To your utter shock, an emissary of some wealthy prince is at the door. “His Majesty would like you to attend his wedding to the princess of his dreams. Your needed wardrobe, travel, and accommodation expenses will be all covered.” But the prince also asks a favor. […]