Bulletins
"God Can Save the Worst of Sinners"
There is nothing good about Manasseh in II Kings 21:1-18. He is more responsible for Judah going into Babylonian captivity than any one person (II Kings 23:26-27; 24:3-4; Jer. 15:4). However, in Chronicles (II Chron. 33:1-20), after he experienced some of the consequences of his sin, he humbled himself (II Chron. 33:12), prayed (II Chron. 33:13), and the LORD heard him (II Chron. 33:13). Manasseh then seeks to undo some of the evil he had done (II Chron. 33:14-17).
The story of Manasseh tells us the horrible consequences of sin. Sin may have horrific consequences, even after we have been forgiven (II Sam. 12:10-14). Manasseh's account also stresses the magnitutde of God's forgiveness. God can save the chifest of sinners (I Tim. 1:15).
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