The Rise and Drift of King Asa
Bible Stories
Matt Mullins and Todd Haymans
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we trace the turbulent line of Judah's kings from Abijam to Asa and discover a story filled with war, unfaithfulness, reform, and spiritual drift. While Asa began his reign with bold devotion—tearing down idols and leading the people back to God—his later years reveal the danger of relying on human strength instead of divine guidance. Through victories, compromises, and consequences, his life becomes a powerful reminder that faithfulness is not just about how we start, but how we finish. Join us as we reflect on what Asa's journey teaches us about perseverance, humility, and staying anchored to the Lord.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Bible Stories. We are your hosts, Todd Heymans. |
| 0:22.1 | Hello. |
| 0:23.0 | And my name? Oh, you know me. It's Matt Mullins. We're two ministers and two friends who love telling the stories of the Bible. |
| 0:30.0 | We've got another one here for you today. And Todd, this is an interesting, I would say even little-known story. |
| 0:36.7 | We're in our series on Kings, and so far we've |
| 0:39.2 | had some doozies, and today promises to be a double doozy. Oh my goodness, you're exactly |
| 0:44.7 | right. Yeah, you know, we're continuing on in Kings, and hey, if you're wanting to read the |
| 0:48.7 | scripture, a lot of this is found in First Kings, and so we would encourage you to follow along |
| 0:53.5 | as you just read in your daily Bible daily Bible study, daily Bible stories. |
| 0:58.0 | And so, yeah, First Kings. |
| 0:59.6 | We hit pretty much Kings 14, First Kings 14 last week. |
| 1:04.5 | And this week we're jumping into First Kings 15. |
| 1:07.7 | And so, Matt, we have, you're right. |
| 1:10.2 | We've had a little bit of a doozy where we're really hoping for some great godly kings that do great things for the Lord. |
| 1:17.6 | Like they love God. |
| 1:19.1 | They love their people. |
| 1:20.1 | They take care of their people. |
| 1:22.2 | If there is any conquering and things that needs to happen, it's all for the good of others. |
| 1:29.0 | But it feels like we've fallen a little bit into a rut, you know? A real rut. We've seen these guys who just |
| 1:34.2 | keep falling down on the job. It's tough. It's tough. In fact, at the end of chapter 14, |
| 1:41.1 | this is this is what we learned. It says, man, there was just continued constant war between |
| 1:45.7 | Rayabom and Jeroboam. And when Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the city of |
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