Study Questions
King Manasseh/ How Far is too Far?
September 14, 2025
2 Chronicles 33:1-20 / 2 Kings 21:1-18
Study Questions
Read 2 Chronicles 33:1-20. Describe Manasseh in your own words and identify his numerous downfalls as King of Judah.
Read 2 Kings 21:1-18. What insights does this passage add to the 2 Chronicles account of King Manasseh? How do these accounts of Manasseh demonstrate the dangers of falling into sin?
How do you see the sovereignty of God in Manasseh’s life, and throughout this account? (See 2 Chronicles 33:12-13; Hebrews 12:7-11.) How did the Lord use the wicked Assyrians to bring Manasseh to a place of humble repentance?
How does Manasseh's repentance in captivity reflect the necessity of humility before God? What lesson can you learn from this?
How did Manasseh's transformation impact the people of Judah? How did it impact his son, Amon? His grandson, Josiah (2 Chronicles 34)?
How can we actively prevent idolatry in our modern lives?
How does the account of Manasseh provide hope for us when we feel we have gone too far astray? (See also 2 Corinthians 5:17-18.)