1 Kings 13:5 meaning and explanation
And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
1 Kings 13:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The man of God from Judah has just pronounced judgment on the altar at Bethel, where King Jeroboam set up unauthorized worship to keep his people from Jerusalem. The sign was a pledge that the prophecy would come true: the altar itself would break and its ashes spill out.
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