THE PRICE OF INNOCENT BLOOD
2 Kings 24:1
Note the entail of Manasseh's sin. He had lived, had been forgiven,
and had died years before, but Judah was irretrievably implicated in
his sins. The poison had eaten into the national heart, and for the
innocent blood which had been shed like water there... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CAPTIVITY BEGINS
2 Kings 24:10
Jehoiachin followed the evil path of his predecessors. Again Jerusalem
was besieged and Deuteronomy 28:48 began to be fulfilled. The
ill-advised revolt of the young king ended in bitter disappointment,
as Jeremiah had foretold, Jeremiah 22:24; and the final traged... [ Continue Reading ]