A Story of Redemption - Part 2

Continuing from yesterday, we read how King Manasseh of Judah continued to do evil in the eyes of the Lord. In the following passages, we see that he participated in child sacrifice (his own son), consulted with mediums and spiritists in direct violation of God's law, and sought spiritual guidance from things other than God. Remember, this is the King of Judah. He also placed a pagan item of worship into the house of the Lord:

He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them.” But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

In addition to his own wicked behavior, Manasseh led his people away from God and they did more evil than the pagans who had lived in the land before the Israelites settled there.