2 Chronicles 33
10 The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they ignored all his warnings. 11 So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. 12But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!
Doesn’t this paragraph summarize the children of Israel’s relationship with God? Ignoring God leads to invasion and slavery, which results in repentance, which results in God hearing and rescuing. Then, the pattern starts all over again. We are no different today. Those of us who are God’s Children ignore, suffer consequences, (hopefully) repent and reap the rewards of God’s mercy and grace. Sure would make more sense if we would just listen to God from the get-go, wouldn’t it?
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