seekeroftruth
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2 Chronicles 33:21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. 22 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made. 23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.
24 Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace.25 Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.
Well.... let me make two shorts into one Bible Study. The commentary this morning... for both guys.... is from the easy English site.Amon was king for only two years from 642 to 640 BC. He was as wicked as his father had been. When Manasseh had removed the images of false gods, he had not destroyed them. Amon worshipped these gods. He was proud like his father. He was even worse than his father had been. And he did not repent of his sin as his father did.
His servants killed him in his palace. Then the people killed those servants. Then Amon’s son, Josiah became king of Judah.
Now... here's Josiah.... and the commentary is still from the easy English site.
2 Chronicles 34:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left.
Commentary...Unlike his father, Josiah was a good king over Judah. He was 8 years old in 640 BC when he began to rule. He ruled for 31 years and he died in 609 BC. He was the best king in Judah since the days of David. And he was loyal to the LORD all of his life.
What kind of nation makes an 8 year old king? Who could thrust such responsibility on a child? In a Theocracy... this is possible... because although a child sat on the throne.... since it's a Theocracy... God is in charge, not the child. The king, in a Theocracy, is only for show. The rest of the world around Israel and Judah had kings. Israel wanted to look like the rest of the kids on the block... they wanted a king. So God let them have a king... but they are still a Theocracy and God is still in charge. When the king misbehaves it brings about catastrophic misery. Servants kill people and people kill servants. When a king is good.... everything is good.This is from the enduringword.com site.
Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place: Though king Amon was assassinated, God did not yet allow Judah to slip into the same pit of anarchy that Israel had sunk into. Because of the righteous action of the people of the land, there was no change of dynasty, and the rightful heir to the throne of David received the throne.
“The only positive contribution Amon made to the history of Judah was to produce one of the best kings to reign on the throne of Jerusalem.” (Dilday)
My coffee tastes horrible this morning. It's a name brand but only because it's so mass produced and so mass advertised, it stays inexpensive. There is better coffee on the market... but it wasn't on sale when this name brand was.... so.... It's dishwater for me for a week or two.... maybe that's how the people felt about Amon. Isn't it sad... Amon was raised by a man who had a life changing experience. Amon's father, Manasseh was young when they put him on the throne too. At the age of twelve, Manasseh was at least called a man. Amon was only eight years old. I'm sure the shiny objects and intrigue of the foreign toys... molech statues and asherah poles and other "forbidden" toys hidden around the land... were particularly interesting to a child that age. Manasseh put them away... Amon didn't. Manasseh lived a good life... Amon was assassinated.
