How does partial obedience weaken leadership?

Partial obedience leaves footholds for compromise and sin, weakening integrity and effectiveness in leadership.

Why is trusting political strategies spiritually dangerous?

Because it replaces reliance on God with reliance on human power, which always fails. Trust must rest in the Lord alone.

How does 2 Kings 15 point us to Christ?

It shows the failure of earthly kings and the need for the perfect King, Jesus, who reigns with righteousness and justice.

2 Kings 15 | The Rise and Fall of Kings: Brief Reigns, Lasting Lessons (September 3, 2025)

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2 Kings 15 – The Rise and Fall of Kings

📅 Wednesday, September 3, 2025 • Series: Reading the Bible Daily with Dave • Speaker: Dave Jenkins

In 2 Kings 15, we witness a rapid succession of kings in Judah and Israel. Some reigns are long but spiritually compromised, others are brief and violent. This chapter reminds us that political stability and military strength cannot replace covenant faithfulness to the Lord. Earthly kings rise and fall, but Christ reigns forever.

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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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