The Danger of Getting What We Want

About this episode

The episode discusses the consequences of prioritizing popularity over piety in leadership, using the historical context of Judah after King Josiah's death.

What happens when a nation—or a family, or a church—chooses popularity over piety? In this message from 2 Kings 23:31–35 and 2 Chronicles 36:1–4, we follow Judah in the wake of King Josiah’s death. The people ignore God’s covenant order and crown Jehoahaz, the crowd favorite. What follows is a sobering three-month reign that ends […] The post The Danger of Getting What We Want appeared first on Living Faith Missionary Church .

People in this episode

Host: Living Faith Missionary Church

Topics covered

• popularity
• piety
• leadership
• faith
• covenant
• reign

Keywords

• Judah
• King Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• covenant
• leadership
• faith
• popularity
• piety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Living Faith Missionary Church

Places: Judah

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