But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
But they wouldn't listen: and Manasseh led them astray to do even more evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites came to the land.
This verse shows how King Manasseh led God's people into such terrible sin that they became even worse than the pagan nations God had previously judged and removed from the land.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Manasseh in Judah, around the 7th century BC, the nation had turned away from the worship of God and embraced idolatry, reversing the reforms of his predecessor, Hezekiah. Manasseh, influenced by surrounding pagan cultures, led his people into practices that were even more corrupt than those of the nations God had previously judged and driven out before Israel. This era of spiritual rebellion highlighted the consequences of unfaithfulness, foreshadowing God's eventual judgment on Judah.
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