 The good news, the second chronicles, is that you can be redeemed. The clearest example is Manasseh, who worshipped other gods, establishing altars for them in the temple and throughout Israel, and even sacrificing two sons to Moloch. He was taken into captivity, and in deep despair, repented. Despite his former wickedness, he returned to the throne and lived a new life. This message is unwelcoming our age of online mobocracy, in which any moral failing marks as contemptible and beyond hope.