{"id":101,"date":"2010-11-19T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T11:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flunkingsainthood\/2010\/11\/is-it-just-me-or-is-g-getting-nicer-this-week-in-the-twible-2-chronicles-27-to-33.html"},"modified":"2010-11-19T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T11:46:07","slug":"is-it-just-me-or-is-g-getting-nicer-this-week-in-the-twible-2-chronicles-27-to-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flunkingsainthood\/2010\/11\/is-it-just-me-or-is-g-getting-nicer-this-week-in-the-twible-2-chronicles-27-to-33.html","title":{"rendered":"Is It Just Me, Or Is G Getting Nicer?: This Week in the Twible, 2 Chronicles 27 to 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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Remember that vengeful and smite-y G from Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and just about every other book we’re explored in the Twible<\/a> so far? <\/p>\n

I think he’s becoming an old softy.<\/p>\n

Sure, G still practices tough love, as we’ve seen with the exile. (Uh, a heads up about next week: Chronicles<\/a> isn’t going to end on a happy note. I’m really sorry.) But think how long it’s taken G to get to the boiling point this time. After enduring strings of bad kings (and a wicked queen or two), G’s like that long-suffering parent who’s still hoping against hope that the kids will turn around. <\/p>\n

We see in 2 Chronicles 33 that God forgives King Manasseh repeated philanderings with foreign gods, complete with all the trappings: idols, sacred poles, soothsaying, and the beyond-the-pale practice of making his son pass through the fire. Blech. <\/p>\n

Manasseh doesn’t deserve forgiveness, but when he repents that’s what he gets. A full pardon. This is good to see–we are finally being presented with a picture of God that is more consistent with the goodness we sing about and hope for. But it’s quite a transformation from G burning up the hapless sons of Aaron for laying an altar fire incorrectly, or destroying the whole world by flood because he had lousy day. <\/p>\n

G, like many of us, is softening with age.\n<\/p>\n

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Sat 11\/13
\n#Twible 2 Chron 27: Finally, a righteous king. It’s about freakin’ time. But good kings are boring, so this is the shortest chapter.<\/p>\n

Sun 11\/14
\n#Twible 2 Chron 28: King Ahaz sells tix to Baal Ball. Come one, come all! Main event is child sacrifice, though, so don’t sample the punch.<\/p>\n

Mon 11\/15
\n#Twible 2 Chron 29: Hezekiah does massive spring cleaning in the temple. Out with the new, in with the old. Bye-bye, Baal: back to basics. <\/p>\n

Tues 11\/16
\n#Twible 2 Chron 30: Hey, remember that Passover thing from Exodus? Let’s, like, totally do that. With matzoh ball soup & everything. You in?<\/p>\n

Wed 11\/17
\n#Twible 2 Chron 31: People are so generous in giving food to temple priests that Hez organizes trip to Container Store for extra storage.<\/p>\n

Thurs 11\/18
\n#Twible 2 Chron 32: Judah has schadenfreude moment as Israel gets pummeled by Assyria. We’d never say “I told you so,” infidels, but . . . <\/p>\n

Fri 11\/19
\n#Twible 2 Chron 33: Kg Manasseh sows wild oats w\/foreign gods before 180\u00b0 conversion. G lets him off the hook. Nice guy, that G! Sometimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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