“ So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. ”
1 Kings 12:25 to 1 Kings 13:34 . The Sin of Jeroboam. The Prophet at Bethel. The sources cannot be exactly determined. Some (see Cent.B) may belong to the annals of the northern kingdom, but the...
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: No JFB commentary on these ve...
The Disobedient Prophet 2. Josiah] for the fulfilment see 2 Kings 23:15-20 . Some 300 years separated the prediction from the event, and the mention by name of the king destined to accomplish it...
JEROBOAM AND THE MAN OF GOD 1 Kings 13:1-34 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God." - 1 John 4:1 WE are told that Jeroboam, whose position probably...
Judgment upon Worthless Worship 1 Kings 13:1-10 What a noble name for anyone to bear- a man of God! Yet we all might so bear the impress of God in our character that those who come in contact...
In this chapter are two lessons of supreme value; first, the patient grace of God, and, second, the solemn responsibility of such as bear His message. The first of these is brought out in the story...
(7) And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. (8) And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I w...
THE PROPHET OF JUDAH ‘The prophet of Judah.’ 1 Kings 13:1-25 The altar at Beth-el was an ill-omened altar. The shadow of ruin was on it from the first. On the very morning of its inauguratio...
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. Neither ate nor drank with the king, though that is not expressed; nor did he go back the same way he came; but in each p...
So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. Ver. 10. So he went another way. ] This was well done, though afterwards he failed and flinched; as did likewise Gropper...
A SOLEMN MESSAGE FROM GOD (vs.1-10) God would not leave Jereboam without clear witness to God's abhorrence of the evil that Jereboam had introduced in Israel. The Lord sent a man of God from Jud...
A Prophet Sent to Jeroboam; the Withering of Jeroboam's Hand. B. C. 974. 1 And, behold,...
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THE MYSTERIOUS PROPHET OF JUDAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 13:1 . There came a man of God : an unknown prophet. Josephus suggests Jadon , confounding him with Iddo ( 2 Chronicles...
1 Kings 13:1 . Bethel. See the notes on 1 Kings 12 1 Kings 12 . The man of God from Judah is called Jaddo by Josephus. 1 Kings 13:2 . Josiah. Cyrus is mentioned by name, as well as Josiah....
EXPOSITION THE TESTIMONY OF GOD AGAINST THE CALF WORSHIP .—We have in this chapter, which some commentators consider to be derived from a different source from the narratives whic...
Jeroboam Reproved for his Sin