Not only does the man come from judah the other nation, but he says that a descendant of david the other king s grandfather will rule israel. So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to bethel. So he made his own centers for worship, in actuality idolworship. The man of god starts out in obedience and ends in disobedience. Other tha n restudying genesis and exodus our bible study groups most recent old. This sad catastrophe was a severe but necessary judgment of god, to attest the truth of the message with which the prophet had been charged. A commentary 1964, considers 1 kings an instance of the prophetic midrash, which, in spite of the nucleus of fact, is not based on. He learned that even the word of a king has no power if the lord decrees otherwise. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The story and its meaning hebrew, megadim 6 1988 pp. The sin of jeroboam, the schism which he inaugurated in person at the first feast of tabernacles. A few days earlier, god had called him to a special mission, sending him through the hostile country of israel to denounce their king jeroboam.
The narrative covers almost five hundred years from the. The prediction plainly declared that the family of david would continue, and support true religion, when the ten tribes would not be able to resist them. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. Or, is this a political message from a political rival. In threatening the altar, the prophet threatens the founder and worshippers. The story in 1 kings chapter is about a man of god who hears the word of the lord. Farris suggests that perhaps only the quiet can pique his interest 1 kings 19. Matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete.
The clash between elijah, with his belief in the lord god yahweh as supreme, and the israelite monarchy who still relied primarily on other deities, continues. That god forbade his messenger to eat or drink in bethel 1 kings. Bethel was approximately thirteen miles north of jerusalem. Ahab succeeded his father omri, a king who did that which was evil in the sight of yahweh and who was wickedly above all who were before him 1 kings 16. Wiersbes bestselling be commentary series, be responsible has now been updated with study questions and a new introduction by ken baugh. The man of god had resisted the invitations of jeroboam, and set out by a different road to return to judah. Pdf revisiting karl barthd exegesis of 1 kings david. He receives a command from god and sets out to perform his task. We dont know who the human author of this book was. Jeroboam did not want any of his kingdom to go up to jerusalem to worship for fear they might follow rehoboam. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11.
Jewish traditions say it was jeremiah and it may very well be so. A son named josiah will be born to the house of david. Abraham heard directly from the angel of the lord that he was not to sacrifice his son isaac after all see genesis 22. It could not be either iddo or ahijah, for both were alive after the events here related. In the close of the foregoing chapter we left jeroboam attending his altar at bethel, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when he received a. The old prophets conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. King david proposed to build a temple for the lord hebrew. His prophecy, however, is one of the most remarkable which we have in sacred. Man of god out of judah 1 kings precious seed view or print.
David guzik commentary on 1 kings describes how a prophet from judah proclaims destruction of the altar in bethel, but jeroboam does not repent. The disobedient prophet is slain, jeroboams obstinacy. Recorded at the bible lessons international studio. Moabite, ammonite, edomite, sidonian, and hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which the l ord had said to the people of israel, x you shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with. We should love one another as christ has loved us, demonstrating to unbelievers that jesus is who he claimed to bethe godman.
Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on jonah 3. Keil and delitzsch biblical commentary on the old testament. And behold, a man of god went from judah to bethel by the word of the lord, and jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. Based on the book of 1 kings, this study offers a compelling contrast between those who are accountable to god and others, and those who continually shift the blame to others. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics bible interpretation.
By the word of the lord by divine inspiration and command. Eerdmans, 2001, 237, but if this is so, it goes unstated. Seduction of the man of god by an old prophet, and his consequent punishment. A commentary 1964, considers 1 kings an instance of the prophetic midrash, which, in spite of the nucleus of fact. Solomon raised a levy out of all israel the renewed notice of solomons divine gift of wisdom 1 kings 5. Idolatrous worship will not continue, but the word of the lord will endure for ever. In the close of the foregoing chapter we left jeroboam attending his altar at bethel, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when he received a testimony from god against his idolatry and apostasy. Commentaries for 1 kings chapter jeroboams sin reproved. Wiseman gives a good summary of the books of 1 and 2 kings. Rehoboam reigned over judah while his brother jeroboam reigned over israel. There is no foundation for so much as conjecture who this prophet was. Theological exegesis for sundays texts, the first readings. We should not compromise our love for god by engaging in any form of.
Exegesis and theological implications of 1 timothy. The books of 1 and 2 kings were originally joined in one book. Godliness eusebeia designates the deepest sense of religious attitude compare with 1. A verse by verse commentary on 1 kings dealing with the man of god from judah. John wesleys explanatory notes 1 kings 12 1 kings 1 kings 14 read all of 1 kings verse 1 1 and, behold, there came a man of god out of judah by the word of the lord unto bethel. Keenly remembering his fear as he had walked through the worshiping throng at bethel, he had confronted the king, who, acting as priest, was preparing to offer incense on the altar i kings. But a time came when the brook dried up, and god led his man to the widow in zarephath. There is a key difference between the story of abrahams sacrifice of isaac in genesis 22. And he came to him, and said to him, there were two men in one city. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. But he lied unto him and yet, probably, not with any evil design, but out of curiosity, to know from his own mouth the truth and all the particulars of the message which he had just delivered to jeroboam. Solomon establishes his kingdom when david responded to nathans parable following the death of uriah, he stated that the man in the story should have to pay fourfold for the death of the poor mans lamb see 2 samuel 12.
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