w illllliiliiliiliilliliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimi .................................................................................... Illllllllllllll ... m is In te rn a t io n a l S. S. Lessons Exposition and Practical Application By R. A. Torrey Outlines and Suggestive Points By T. C. Horton I51 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIÊIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl]||||]|||||||||||||||||lll!l!l!l!l!!l!l!!l!l!l!l!l!lllllllllllllllllllllll!ll!ll!llll!l!llllllllllllllll!lllllll]||||]l!!l!ll!!l!l t s Manasseh’s Sin and Repentance AUGUST 5, 1917. LESSON VI. 2 Chron. 33 :9-16. (Read 1-20. Memorize vs. 12, 13). G olden T ext : Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will.have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.”—Isa. 55:7.
DAILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., July 30—2 Chron. 33:1-9. (The Lesson). Tues., July-31—2 Chron. 33:10-20. (Th'e Lesson). Wed., August 1—Ezek. 18:21-32.
Thurs., August 2—Psalm 32. Fri., August 3—Hosea 6:1-10. Sat., August 4—Hosea 14:1-8. Sun., August 5-—Psalm 51.
EXPOSITION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
vs. 9, 10. "So (And) Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen (so' that they did evil more than all the nations), whom the LORD had (omit had) destroyed before the children of Israel. And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken (gave no heed). The character of Manas seh’s.reign is summed up in one awful sen tence: he “did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD” (v. 2). Very likely that which he did was not evil in the sight of his courtiers or in the sight of the world in -general,, but it was evil in the sight of Jehovah. Not only did he do that which was evil on one or two occa sions, he kept it up through a long and bloody reign. He began by doing “like unto the abominations of the heathen” (v. 2 ), but he ended by doing “worse than the heathen.” When a professed follower of the Lord begins by doing as the world does,
he usually ends by doing worse than the world does. There was absolutely no excuse for Manasseh or the people. The Word of God was very plain in telling them not to do as the heathen did (Lev. 18:24-30; 20:22, 23; Deut. 12:30, 31; 18:9-14). The Word of God today is very plain for Chris tians regarding doing as the world does. It strictly forbids them to do as thé world does (2 Cor. 6:14, 17; Rom. 12:2). But the average professed Christian is about as heedless to the solemn warnings of God against worldly conformity as were Man asseh and Judah, Hois? is it with you? Manasseh sought with all his heart to undo thte work of reformation that Hezekiah his father had carried on (vs. 3, 4). He went so far as to build altars to the false gods in the very house of Jehovah Himself (v. 15). He has many imitators today. Many places that are called houses of God have in them altars to fashion and wealth and ^worldliness. Manasseh did the very things
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