2Chr 33:12 Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:12

12: But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the LORD his God and cried out humbly to the God of his ancestors.

Then Hezekiah repented of his pride, and the people of Jerusalem humbled themselves. So the LORD's anger did not come against them during Hezekiah's lifetime.

When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him, he will lift you up and give you honor.

The boy became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.
"When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, 'At home even the hired men have food enough to spare, and here I am, dying of hunger!
I will go home to my father and say, "Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,

That is why the LORD his God allowed the king of Aram to defeat Ahaz and to exile large numbers of his people to Damascus. The armies of Israel also defeated Ahaz and inflicted many casualties on his army.

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored."
One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch them and bless them, but the disciples told them not to bother him.

Those still left alive will rot away in enemy lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.
"But at last my people will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors for betraying me and being hostile toward me.
Finally, when I have given full expression to my hostility and have brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their disobedient hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.
Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, with Isaac, and with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and look to me for help. For as soon as trouble comes, they will search for me."

The rest of the events of Manasseh's reign, his prayer to God, and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel.
Manasseh's prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he repented.

Listen! Fear the LORD if you are wise! His voice is calling out to everyone in Jerusalem: "The armies of destruction are coming; the LORD is sending them.

Trust me in your times of trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory."

You younger men, accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you.

"When those bitter days have come upon you far in the future, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you.
For the LORD your God is merciful--he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the solemn covenant he made with your ancestors.

The Lord said, "Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you arrive, ask for Saul of Tarsus. He is praying to me right now.

I have heard Israel saying, `You disciplined me severely, but I deserved it. I was like a calf that needed to be trained for the yoke and plow. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God.
I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
"Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?" asks the LORD. "I had to punish him, but I still love him. I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.

But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the LORD. Instead, Amon sinned even more.

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