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ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORY
Jehovah Forgives Freely2 CHRONICLES 33:1-20
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“JEHOVAH, A GODMERCIFUL AND
COMPASSIONATE,SLOW TO ANGER ANDABUNDANT IN LOYALLOVE AND TRUTH.”
GRANDPAMANASSEH,
WHAT ARE YOUDOING?
I’M RECITING WHATGOD HAS SAID,JOSIAH. THAT’SHOW JEHOVAH
DESCRIBED HIMSELFTO MOSES.
YOU SAIDTHAT JEHOVAHIS MERCIFUL.WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN?
WHEN GOD SEES THATWE ARE SORRY FOR THEBAD THINGS WE HAVE
DONE, HE HELPS US! HEDID THAT FOR ME, EVENAFTER I DID SOME VERY
BAD THINGS.
BUTYOU’RE A
GOOD KING.I’VE TRIED TO BEA GOOD KINGEVER SINCE
JEHOVAH FREELYFORGAVE ME.
I WAS YOUNG LIKE YOU, AND I WASCURIOUS ABOUT THE WAY OTHERNATIONS WORSHIPPED THEIR GODS . . .
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BEFORE LONG, I BUILT ALTARS TO BAAL,PRACTICED MAGIC, AND BOWED DOWN TOFALSE GODS. I EVEN KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE.
GRANDPA,I CAN’T BELIEVEYOU DID THAT!WHEN DID YOU
CHANGE?
NOTRIGHT AWAY,SO JEHOVAHPUNISHED ME.
HE HAD THE ASSYRIANS CAPTUREME AND TAKE ME TO BABYLON.
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WHILE IN PRISON, I FINALLY BEGAN TOTHINK ABOUT HOW I HAD HURT JEHOVAH.
I BEGGEDJEHOVAH TOHEAR MYPRAYERS. I CONFESSED
ALL OF MYSINS.
AND I KEPTASKING HIM TOFORGIVE ME.
AND JEHOVAHDID FORGIVE
YOU!
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YES! HEEVEN BROUGHT MEBACK HOME. BUT IWANTED TO SHOWJEHOVAH HOW
THANKFUL I WAS FORHIS MERCY.
SO I REMOVED THE IDOLSFROM JEHOVAH’S HOUSE . . .
. . . AND THEN YOUPREPARED THE ALTAR
TO JEHOVAH?
YES, AND I TOLD ALL THE PEOPLETHAT THEY TOO SHOULD STARTWORSHIPPING JEHOVAH.
YOU SEE,JOSIAH, EVEN IF YOUMAKE A MISTAKE, YOUCAN TURN TO JEHOVAHFOR HELP. HE FORGIVES
FREELY.
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I’M SO HAPPYOUR GOD,JEHOVAH, ISLIKE THAT.
WITH HISHELP, YOU WILLBE A WONDERFUL
KING.
WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THIS STORY?
WHY DID JEHOVAH FORGIVE MANASSEH?CLUE: 2 CHRONICLES 33:12, 13;
PROVERBS 28:13.
WHAT DOES THE STORY OF MANASSEHTEACH YOU ABOUT JEHOVAH?CLUE: EXODUS 34:6, 7.
HOW CAN YOU IMITATE JEHOVAH’SFORGIVENESS?CLUE: LUKE 17:3, 4; COLOSSIANS 3:13.
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