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Book of 2 Chronicles
Bible Lesson – 19

Human Responsibilit and God’s Foreknowledge

Key Verse:
“The Lord knows those who are His.” (2 Timothy 2:19)

Purpose of This Lesson:
Spiritual life is not automatically transferred from one generation to the next.

Every individual is personally responsible before God.
The history of the kings of Judah teaches us an important lesson:

One family, one royal lineage—but each person’s spiritual life was different.

The Bible does not support the idea that “if the father is righteous, the son will also be righteous.”

Central Theme Verse:
“Seek the Lord and live.” (Amos 5:6)

Part 1: Ahaz and Hezekiah
(A wicked father – a righteous son)
Ahaz:
Forsook the Lord
Practiced idolatry
Desecrated the temple
(2 Chronicles 28)

Hezekiah:
“He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.”
(2 Chronicles 29:2)
Lesson:
A father’s sin cannot control a son’s soul
Choosing to seek God is a personal decision.

Part 2: Hezekiah and Manasseh
(A good father – an evil son)
Manasseh:
Walked in evil ways
Established idols
(2 Chronicles 33:1–9)
? Even though he had a godly father, he did not know God.
Part 3: The Repentance of Manasseh
(Knowing God at the end)
“He humbled himself greatly before the Lord and prayed to Him.”
(2 Chronicles 33:12)
Key Truth:
Manasseh did not live with God in the beginning
But he came to know God in the end.

Lesson:
God “knowing” someone means that God foreknew that the person would repent and return to Him.

Part 4: Josiah
(Son of Manasseh – a righteous king)
“He walked in the ways of David his father and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.”
(2 Chronicles 34:2

Lessons:
Even in an evil environment, one can seek God
Age is not a barrier.

Family history is not a barrierm

Part 5: Jehoahaz
(Son of Josiah)
“He did evil in the sight of the Lord.”
(2 Kings 23:32)
Lesson:
Being born during a time of revival is not enough
Faith must be personal
Part 6: New Testament Teaching on “Knowing”

? Romans 8:29
“For whom He foreknew…”
? Matthew 7:23
“I never knew you.”
? Here, “knowing” does not mean:
Mere information
Religious rituals
It means:
Relational, spiritual knowledge
Core Truths of the Lesson
God looks at the heart, not the family.

Generational faith is not enough
Personal repentance is essential

The beginning is not what matters; the end matters
The Lord knows those who are His
Self-Examination Questions
More than whose son I am—whom do I know?
Is my faith a personal experience or merely a family tradition?
Does God truly “know” me today?
Conclusion
What family you were born into is not what matters—
Whom you know is what truly matters.
? John 17:3
“This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God.”
God’s sovereignty and human responsibility are beautifully interwoven.