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EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 20 MIN

Be Humble or Be Humbled- The Rise & Fall of Kings, Ep. 8

from The Read Think Pray Podcast · host John Barringer

When King Uzziah grew strong, pride became his downfall. In this reflection on 2 Chronicles 26, we examine how pride can lead to destruction and how humility can prevent it. Will we humble ourselves—or will the Lord have to step in and humble us?Also in this episode, I briefly discussed this book: Humility by Andrew MurrayAnd here is the series schedule if you'd like to read ahead or along:Ep. 1 - 2 Chronicles 24:1-15Ep. 2 - 2 Chronicles 24:15-27Ep. 3 - Matthew 23:34-36Ep. 4 – 2 Chronicles 25:1-13Ep. 5 – 2 Chronicles 25:14-28Ep. 6 – Matthew 22:37-38Ep. 7 – 2 Chronicles 26:1-15Ep. 8 – 2 Chronicles 26:16-23Ep. 9 – Revelation 3:17Ep. 10 - Isaiah 6:1-6Keep up with the series and all these details on Instagram @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thereadthinkpraypodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Reach out to the podcast by emailing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And visit the podcast website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠readthinkpray.com⁠

When King Uzziah grew strong, pride became his downfall. In this reflection on 2 Chronicles 26, we examine how pride can lead to destruction and how humility can prevent it. Will we humble ourselves—or will the Lord have to step in and humble us?Also in this episode, I briefly discussed this book: Humility by Andrew MurrayAnd here is the series schedule if you'd like to read ahead or along:Ep. 1 - 2 Chronicles 24:1-15Ep. 2 - 2 Chronicles 24:15-27Ep. 3 - Matthew 23:34-36Ep. 4 – 2 Chronicles 25:1-13Ep. 5 – 2 Chronicles 25:14-28Ep. 6 – Matthew 22:37-38Ep. 7 – 2 Chronicles 26:1-15Ep. 8 – 2 Chronicles 26:16-23Ep. 9 – Revelation 3:17Ep. 10 - Isaiah 6:1-6Keep up with the series and all these details on Instagram @ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thereadthinkpraypodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠--Reach out to the podcast by emailing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And visit the podcast website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠readthinkpray.com⁠

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