
Originally Posted by
Leslie
Wrong because the extension produced Manassah who was a disaster?
I don't think it is fair to "blame" Hezekiah's request for healing for Manasseh's disastrous reign. It is true that had Hezekiah not received those 15 extra years, Manasseh would not have been born. But then no Manasseh would mean no grandson, Josiah either.
Secondly in the providence of God, Manasseh, wicked as he was, was an ancestor of Christ and part of the "seed of the woman".
Thirdly although Manasseh was wicked and corrupt, there was that element of repentance which has proved to be a source of encouragement for many in the church today.
The Lord was gracious in giving Hezekiah extra years and he was gracious in humbling Manasseh (2 Chro 33.12) Truly the Lord does not treat us as our sins deserve.
According to both 2 Kgs 20 and 2 Chro 32, Hezekiah just prayed when he was told his life was about to end. It does not say he asked for extra years. The Lord just gave him it. "Shall not the Judge of al the Earth do right."
Stuart
Elder, Lambeg Baptist, Northern Ireland, UK
In Him the fulness of the Godhead dwells in bodily form and in Him you are complete (Col 2.9-10)
The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God. (RM M'Cheyne)
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