The 5 Worst Kings in the Bible | Who Nearly Ended the Messiah's Line | Animated Bible Story

The 5 worst kings in the Bible destroyed a kingdom, one decision at a time.

Every one of them had a prophet standing in front of them telling them the truth. Every one of them was given a chance to turn back. And every one of them chose something else. They are not five strangers scattered across history. They are connected by blood, by marriage, and by the consequences of each other's choices. One king's daughter married into the other's dynasty and nearly wiped out the bloodline God had promised would produce the Messiah. One king's sins are named by God as the reason the Temple burned generations after he was already dead. And the last king on this list? Two words from his own mouth explain why Jerusalem fell. You will hear them before this story is over.

This is how an entire kingdom was destroyed, one decision at a time, over three hundred and fifty years.

???? Scripture source: 1 Kings 11–22; 2 Kings 8–11, 21; Jeremiah 37–38

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:30 Ch. 1 — Jeroboam: The King Who Had Everything and Threw It Away
6:43 Ch. 2 — Ahab: The King Who Married Evil
11:14 Ch. 3 — Athaliah: The Queen Who Butchered Her Own Grandchildren
14:41 Ch. 4 — Manasseh: The King Who Had the Best Father and Became the Worst
17:59 Ch. 5 — Zedekiah: The Last King
20:53 Outro

In this movie you will witness:
• A prophet tearing his own cloak into twelve pieces on a road outside Jerusalem
• A king whose hand withers instantly for ordering a prophet arrested
• Ben-Hadad besieging Samaria with thirty-two allied kings before God gives Ahab victory
• Elijah confronting Ahab in the vineyard of a man the king had murdered
• A queen massacring her own grandchildren to seize David's throne
• One baby hidden inside the Temple for six years while a usurper reigned over Judah
• A king sacrificing his own son in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, the valley that became the word for hell
• A king in bronze chains, blind, watching his own sons die before him
• The last king of David's line whispering "I am afraid" in a back entrance of the Temple
• Jerusalem burning and the Temple falling to ash, exactly as every prophet had warned

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▶ The Story of Athaliah → https://youtu.be/p5XNR2cPW7k
▶ Jesus trilogy III - The Resurrection → https://youtu.be/ZoIIScsFGLc
▶ Jesus trilogy II - The Crucifixion → https://youtu.be/sFag17HdH3A
▶ Jesus trilogy I - The Betrayal → https://youtu.be/T5qGh_qdZ9U
▶ Lazarus — The Resurrection → https://youtu.be/ndCUK0yBSaI
▶ David: The Fall → https://youtu.be/KqFoaoNh2pA
▶ Hagar — El Roi → https://youtu.be/hJPvImqS6fI
▶ Peter: The Denier → https://youtu.be/OHkxCPDttBA
▶ David Forgives Saul → https://youtu.be/H7RnnmpwQ-w
▶ Jezebel and Elijah → https://youtu.be/mVJMNxH83E4
▶ Jonah → https://youtu.be/GQ6pTqU_Yco
▶ Leah → https://youtu.be/n7aZjzytcFM
▶ Tamar → https://youtu.be/NaA8r7hwwCI
▶ Samson → https://youtu.be/P0RPrGMgD7s
▶ Joseph → https://youtu.be/75hIRyuEIKA
▶ Moses → https://youtu.be/CvWSUsntdqI
▶ Daniel → https://youtu.be/x-ABOyQLffE
▶ Ruth → https://youtu.be/0kfk5rnVy6Q
▶ Job → https://youtu.be/iKEeDlR20V8
▶ The Prodigal Son → https://youtu.be/HbrTbDTXXM8
▶ The Fall of Jericho → https://youtu.be/hFUdgZY5HWg

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