[S] 2 Kings 21:3 --
3For he rebuilt the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he erected altars for Baal and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.
[O] When Manasseh became the King of Judah at the age of twelve, he restored all the corruption back in their places against what his father, Hezekiah had destroyed. At such a young age, he was already biased toward worshiping Baal and other idols such that he was determined to turnover the whole nation. I cannot pass judgment on Hezekiah as a father, but without having to dig into the root cause there was a disconnect from Hezekiah's value system to Manasseh's. It wasn't a slight difference but a completely different basis of spiritual foundation. In order to bring this type of an impact, Manasseh must have been influenced strongly in his upbringing by those against the God of Heaven. The point is the value systems we see now in our society were shaped through several generations and did not happen overnight.
[A] Needless to say that I need to do my utmost best to pass on the spiritual values to my children and their generation just like my father had done just that up to his last days on earth. Instead of being like Manasseh who did his best to get rid of Godly presence, I wish and pray that my children will give all they got to restore the presence of God in their lives and generation they will thrive in.
[P] Dear Heavenly Father, please hear my prayer about passing on the Godly spiritual values to my children and allow me the honor to do just that in my lifetime. I pray that the spiritual foundation I lay down for them will become the basis for their layer of the spiritual foundation imparting their own friends and families. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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