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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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