Amon

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. He walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served. He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD. Then the servants of Amon…

Fifty-five years of the worst king Judah ever had. He fills Jerusalem with blood from end to end. The damage will outlast his reign.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done. but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt. Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace. But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son…

The worst king of Judah is dragged to Babylon in chains — and there, in prison, he humbles himself. God hears even Manasseh.

Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,

The New Testament opens with a genealogy — and every name carries a story. Two great promises converge in one person. This is where it all comes together.