_THE PROPHET OF JUDAH_ ‘The prophet of Judah.’ 1 Kings 13:1 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 inauguration, when Jeroboam stood with the incense ready, an unknown prophet of Judah strode forward from the crowd—and... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET_ ‘And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back,’ etc. 1 Kings 13:20 I. CONSIDER WHAT WAS THE MISSION OR WORK OF THIS PROPHET OF JUDAH.—Jeroboam, like many a statesman since his time, looked upon relig... [ Continue Reading ]
_JEROBOAM’S SIN_ ‘After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way.’ 1 Kings 13:33 ‘After this thing,’ viz., such a succession of miracles and prophecies as we can hardly find elsewhere in the Bible. Jeroboam saw four or five miracles together, and yet turned not from his evil way. I.... [ Continue Reading ]