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In this episode, Kim discusses the spiritual decline during King Manasseh's reign in Judah and its parallels to modern-day challenges faced by Christians.

SHOW NOTES In Podcast Episode 368, “Getting More Is Not Always a Good Thing,” Kim discusses the deeply dark period of time in the Southern Kingdom of Judah during the reign of King Manasseh. To go from the God-honoring reign of Hezekiah to the long, evil reign of his son Manasseh must have been a bit of cultural whiplash. Sadly, the reforms Hezekiah had made did not withstand his son’s persistently idol-focused agenda. And yet, there are millions of Christ-followers across our world today living under similar or even darker spiritual conditions. Our focal passage for this episode is 2 Kings 21:1-18, and with 9 as the focal verse: 9 But the people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the Lord had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. WEEKLY ENGAGEMENT FEATURE: Pause and pray for your persecuted brothers and sisters across the world. Additional Resources and Scriptures: For information about Secret Church How to Pray for the Persecuted Church by Evangeline Vergo EMAIL — encouragingothersinlovingjesus@gmail.com Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/encouragingothersinlovingjesus X…

People in this episode

Host: Kim Smith

Topics covered

• spiritual decline
• idolatry
• persecution
• Christian faith
• historical context
• prayer

Keywords

• Judah
• King Manasseh
• Hezekiah
• spiritual conditions
• persecuted church
• idolatry
• prayer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secret Church

Books & works: 2 Kings 21:1-18

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