It reminds me of the saying,

"Raising children doesn’t always go as parents wish."

Hezekiah followed the example of his ancestor King David

and did what was right in the eyes of the Lord

(2 Chronicles 29:2).

However, his son Manasseh rebuilt the high places

that his father Hezekiah had torn down, erected altars to Baal,

made an Asherah pole, and worshiped the sun, moon, and stars.

“He even built altars to foreign gods in the very temple of the Lord,

about which the Lord had said,

'My name will remain in Jerusalem forever.'

In both courtyards of the temple of the Lord,

he built altars to all the starry hosts.

He sacrificed his own children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,

practiced divination, witchcraft, and sought omens,

and consulted mediums and spiritists.

He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger."

He practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens,

and consulted mediums and spiritists.

He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

In short, King Manasseh followed the detestable practices of the nations

that the Lord had driven out before the Israelites

and did evil in the eyes of the Lord (33:2-6).

While his father, King Hezekiah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,

his son, King Manasseh, did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

How can a father and son be so completely opposite?

It reminds me of the saying,

"Raising children doesn’t always go as parents wish."

I earnestly pray that God Himself will nurture our children

so that they become children of God who do what is right in His eyes.