1 Kings 13:18 meaning and explanation
Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,
1 Kings 13:18, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
The man of God from Judah has refused Jeroboam's hospitality because the LORD forbade him to eat or drink in Bethel. Now an old prophet of Bethel pursues him and claims a later revelation from an angel, contradicting the command the man of God already received.
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