A Thought for the Week

BONUS | And Jeremiah Cried: The King Who Did Everything Right, Until He Didn't

A Thought for the Week

Show Notes

This is Episode 6 of our new daily podcast, which will run from the 17th of Tammuz through the 9th of Av. Follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

He found a lost Torah scroll. There was no greater leader since Moshe. Then one fateful decision cost him his life. Why did one of Judah's greatest kings ignore Yirmiyahu's warning—and what can his tragic mistake teach us about the limits of conviction and the necessity of humility?

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