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Notwithstanding, Yahweh didn`t turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.
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Outward vs. Inward Change
Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Gill emphasize a crucial distinction: while King Josiah's reforms were sincere, the people's repentance was not. Citing the prophet Jeremiah, they explain that the nation turned to God 'feignedly' and not with their whole heart. This verse is a stark reminder that God judges the heart, and outward religious observance without genuine inner transformation is insufficient to turn away judgment.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the marginal references. True repentance might have averted God’s anger, but the people had sunk into a condition in which genuine repentance w…
19th Century
Anglican
The historian naturally adds these remarks to prepare the way for what he has soon to relate—the final ruin of the kingdom; and probably also to su…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Notwithstanding, the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kin…
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