The Bible Journey Daily Podcast

The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: The Depths to Which Some People Can Fall. (2 Kings 17: 1-20)

Now and then, we hear stories of people who have committed truly shocking sins, the kind that make you pause and ask: “How low can a person go?”

When we ask it honestly, Scripture gives us insight, not just into the human heart, but into the grace of God, the consequences of sin, and the dangers of drifting.

And today, as we continue our journey through the book of 2 Kings, we come to a king who sinks lower than any king before him. His story is disturbing. It’s dark. It’s tragic…. But it’s also instructive.

So, here’s what we’re going to do today.

First, we’ll walk through 2 Kings 16 and see just how far this king fell.

Then, we’ll step into the New Testament and ask what this means for us today.

Two passages, but one very important lesson.

Let’s begin….

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When Tradition Helps… and When It Hurts. (2 Kings 15: 1-38) May 12, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: When Tradition Helps… and When It Hurts. (2 Kings 15: 1-38)

We all have traditions.

Some are personal.

You celebrate birthdays. You mark wedding anniversaries. You gather the family, blow out candles, cut the cake, and take the photos.... And that’s a good thing.

We pause, reflect, and give thanks.

Traditions can be beautiful.

They can create belonging and reinforce values.

They give us memories that warm the heart.

But — and here’s the tension —

Traditions can also lose their meaning.

Because the bottom line — the three‑word application at the end of this episode — is something every believer can agree on.

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How to be the Best Version of You. (2 Kings 14: 1-29) May 11, 2026

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Episode Notes: How to be the Best Version of You. (2 Kings 14: 1-29)

If you have a job, any job, you have an enormous spiritual opportunity.

I’m not talking about making more money.

I’m not talking about climbing the ladder or getting a promotion.

I’m talking about something far bigger.

I’m talking about the possibility that your job is one of the greatest spiritual platforms God has given you.

What if your home, or your ministry, or your daily responsibilities, is the arena where God is shaping you into the best version of you?

Because the principle we’re going to explore today applies to every believer, in every season, in every responsibility.

It applies to your job, yes — but also to your relationships, your Christian ministry, your decisions, your calling, and your character.

To see it clearly, we’re going to look at three kings in 2 Kings 14, and how God evaluated their “performance.”

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When Christians Don’t Really Believe. (2 Kings 13: 1-25) May 08, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: When Christians Don’t Really Believe. (2 Kings 13: 1-25)

There’s a strange and unsettling reality in the Christian life that we don’t talk about very often. It’s this: Christians don’t always believe.

Oh, we believe in God, that’s not the issue. We believe the gospel, we believe the Bible, and we even believe the creeds sometimes. But when life presses in, when circumstances tighten, when fear rises, or disappointment lingers… sometimes Christians stop believing in God Himself.

We stop believing His promises, we stop believing we have His presence.

We stop believing in His power, and we stop believing in His goodness and the result is not atheism; it’s something far more subtle. It is a life lived as if God were small, distant, or disinterested.

That’s the story of 2 Kings 13.

It’s a chapter about spiritual inconsistency, about half‑hearted obedience, and about people who know better… but don’t live better. And if we’re honest, it’s a chapter about us.

2 Kings 13 offers us a reflection on the Christian life that sometimes is not very flattering. But it’s also a chapter filled with astonishing grace because even when God’s people don’t believe, God remains faithful.

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Good Teacher, Bad Student. (2 kings 12: 1-21) May 07, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes:

Many people look back over their lives and say, “I’m grateful for the teachers I had. And of course, they don’t always mean schoolteachers. Sometimes the most influential teachers are the people God quietly places in our path, a parent, a mentor, a pastor, a friend, someone who shaped us without ever holding an official position.

There’s no substitute for a good teacher, but, and here’s the twist, it doesn’t always work.

You can have a good teacher… and a poor student.

Something goes wrong.

Was the teacher unclear?

Was the student inattentive?

Did someone skip their homework?

Well, there’s a story in 2 Kings that explores exactly that dynamic — a teacher and a student — and it has a lot to teach us….

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When You Feel Like You’re Hanging by a Thread. (2 Kings 11: 1-20) May 06, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: When You Feel Like You’re Hanging by a Thread. (2 Kings 11: 1-20)

In today's passage, we have arrived at a moment where God’s entire program. His covenant, His promise, His plan, is all hanging by a thread. One wrong move, one unexpected death, one successful assassination… and the line of David would be wiped out.... And if the line of David is wiped out, the Messiah cannot come.

This is one of the most dramatic “knife‑edge” moments in the Old Testament — and yet the story is not ultimately about danger, it’s about God’s faithfulness, even when everything looks like it’s about to collapse.

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The Dangers of Fairy Tale Christianity. (2 Kings 10: 1-36) May 05, 2026

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Episode Notes: The Dangers of Fairy Tale Christianity. (2 Kings 10: 1-36)

What does it mean to follow God faithfully — not too hot, not too cold, not too soft, not too hard?

There’s a story in the Old Testament that gives us a surprising picture.

It’s the story of a king named Jehu, a man anointed by God for a very specific task. And the way he carried out that task shows us both the dangers of distorted religion and the beauty of obedience that is “just right.” The type of belief that is just a Fairy Tale.

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God's Anointing for Christian Believers. (2 Kings 9: 1-37) May 04, 2026

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Episode Notes: God's Anointing for Christian Believers. (2 Kings 9: 1-37)

We don’t use the word very often anymore, but it’s a deeply biblical word — anointing. Some preachers use it so loosely that you almost raise an eyebrow. Others hardly mention it at all. But Scripture is clear: God anoints people.

In the Old Testament, prophets were anointed, priests were anointed, and Kings were anointed. And in the New Testament, John tells us plainly in 1 John 2 that believers, all genuine Christian believers, are anointed as well.

So, the question becomes: What does it mean to be anointed? And what does that look like for us today?

To answer that, we’re going to look at one of the clearest pictures of anointing in the Old Testament. The moment when God anointed a man named Jehu. His story gives us a window into what anointing meant then, and what it means for us now.

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God Has a Message for You. (2 Kings 8: 1-15) Apr 30, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: God Has a Message for You. (2 Kings 8: 1-15)

If you’re a follower of Jesus, here’s something you need to know right at the start of this episode:

God has a message for you. Not just one, but many, and He delivers them in all kinds of ways. The primary ways, of course, are through the texts of the bible. God wrote a book, and He filled that book with stories, stories about real people, in real places, facing real situations. And although those stories were written to them, they were written for us. Paul says exactly that in Romans 15:4:

“Whatever things were written before were written for our learning…”

In other words, when you read the Old Testament, you’re looking at someone else’s story — but it’s meant to slow you down and prompt you to take note. Pay attention to both the narrative and the prophetic and consider how it fits with the world you see around you today.

And today, in 2 Kings 8, we’re going to look at three short stories, three moments where God had a message for three different people. But I strongly believe that the message He gave them is a message He wants to give you…

So, let's see what God wants us to take on board today….

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The Sin of Remaining Silent. (2 Kings 6:23-7:19) Apr 29, 2026

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.

Episode Notes: The Sin of Remaining Silent. (2 Kings 6:23-7:19)

As believers, we are usually very aware of the sins we commit when we do something wrong. We know when we’ve spoken harshly, acted selfishly, crossed a line, or broken a command. Those are what some theologians call sins of commission.

But we are often far less aware of the sins we commit by not doing something, the things we leave undone, the good we withhold, the truth we never speak, the help we never offer. Those are sometimes called sins of omission, and believe me, Scripture has a great deal to say about them.

As we continue our journey through 2 Kings, we come to a passage where both kinds of sin appear side by side. Some people in this story commit sins by what they do, and they do some terrible things. But tucked right in the middle is a group of people who sin by what they fail to do.

So, let’s walk through this passage together and see what it teaches us, not only about what we shouldn’t do, but about what we must do….

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