2. 1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the
word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn
incense. 2 He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said,
"O altar, altar, thus says the Lord, 'Behold, a son shall be born to the
house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the
priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones
shall be burned on you. '"
- 1 Kings 13:1-2 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Prophecy About Josiah
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3. 7 Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and
refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." 8 But the man of God
said to the king, " If you were to give me half your house I would not go
with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place. 9 For so it
was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'You shall eat no
bread, nor drink water, nor return by the way which you came. '" 10 So
he went another way and did not return by the way which he came to
Bethel.
- 1 Kings 13:7-10 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: King Jeroboam's Invitation to the Prophet
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4. 11 Now an old prophet was living in Bethel; and his sons came and told him
all the deeds which the man of God had done that day in Bethel; the words
which he had spoken to the king, these also they related to their father. 12
Their father said to them, " Which way did he go?" Now his sons had seen
the way which the man of God who came from Judah had gone. 13 Then he
said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for
him and he rode away on it. 14 So he went after the man of God and found
him sitting under an oak; and he said to him, "Are you the man of God who
came from Judah?" And he said, "I am." 15 Then he said to him, "Come
home with me and eat bread." 16 He said, " I cannot return with you, nor go
with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place. 17 For a
command came to me by the word of the Lord, 'You shall eat no bread, nor
drink water there; do not return by going the way which you came. '"
- 1 Kings 13:11-17 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Old Prophet's Invitation
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5. He said to him, " I also 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, that he may eat bread and drink water. '" But he lied to him.19
So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house and drank water.
- 1 Kings 13:19 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Old Prophet's Lie
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6. 6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you
by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel; 7 which is really not
another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to
distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven,
should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to
you, he is to be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so I say again
now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you
received, he is to be accursed!
- Galatians 1:6-9 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Though We or an Angel From Heaven
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7. 20 If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the
world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to
decrees, such as, 21 "Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!" 22
(which all refer to things destined to perish with use) —in accordance
with the commandments and teachings of men? 23 These are matters
which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self- made
religion and self- abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are
of no value against fleshly indulgence.
- Colossians 2:20-23 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Commandments and Teachings of
Men
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8. 28 “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the
Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God
which He purchased with His own blood. 29 “I know that after my
departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the
flock; 30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking
perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
- Acts 20:28-30 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Paul's Warning to the Ephesian Elders
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9. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but
wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves
teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their
ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
- 2 Timothy 4:3-4 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Paul's Warning About Those Who Will Not
Endure Sound Doctrine
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10. 8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with
the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His
coming; 9 that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of
Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10 and with all the
deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Those Who Perish Because They Did Not
Receive the Love of the Truth
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11. 10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to
Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the
Jews. 11 Now these were more noble- minded than those in
Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness,
examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
- Acts 17:10-11 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Noble Minded Bereans
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12. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who
does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
- 2 Timothy 2:15 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: A Workman Who Does Not Need to be
Ashamed
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13. Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to
you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also
you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you,
unless you believed in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-2 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Hold Fast the Word
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14. Great are the works of the Lord; They are studied by all who delight in
them.
- Psalm 111:2 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: Delight in the Works of the Lord
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15. For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to practice
it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.
- Ezra 7:10 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Example of Ezra
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16. 20 Now it came about, as they were sitting down at the table, that the
word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back; 21
and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus
says the Lord, 'Because you have disobeyed the command of the Lord,
and have not observed the commandment which the Lord your God
commanded you, 22 but have returned and eaten bread and drunk
water in the place of which He said to you, "Eat no bread and drink no
water"; your body shall not come to the grave of your fathers.'"
- 1 Kings 13:20-22 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Old Prophet's Prophecy
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17. 23 It came about after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that
he saddled the donkey for him, for the prophet whom he had brought
back. 24 Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed
him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing
beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body. 25 And behold,
men passed by and saw the body thrown on the road, and the lion
standing beside the body; so they came and told it in the city where the
old prophet lived.
- 1 Kings 13:23-25 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: The Death of the Prophet from Judah
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18. So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Romans 14:12 NASB
THE DISOBEDIENT PROPHET: We All Will Give an Account of Ourselves
to God
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