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Defiling God's Holy House
Commentators highlight the extreme nature of Manasseh's sin. He didn't just worship an idol; he placed it in the very Temple where God had explicitly promised to put His name 'for ever.' This was a direct, public, and profound act of defiance, desecrating the most sacred space in Israel and replacing God's presence with a man-made image.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 33:7
18th Century
Theologian
The idol—that is, the Asherah (see the note on 2 Kings 21:7), which receives here (and in Ezekiel 8:3, 8:5) the somewhat unusual…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 33:7
19th Century
Bishop
And he set ... had made. — And he set the carven image of the idol which he had made. “…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 33:7–9
19th Century
Preacher
And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this hous…
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John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 33:7
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 2 Kings 21:7)
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 33:1–20
17th Century
Minister
We have seen Manasseh's wickedness; here we have his repentance, and it is a memorable instance of the riches of God's pardoning mercy and the powe…