It shows that we should not heed any word above God's word, whether from an angel or a prophet basically God's word is final and no one can change it . The only confusing aspect is the profound irony that the old prophet mourned for the man of God, despite knowing that his own deceit would lead to the man's death. This paradox highlights the complexity of human behavior, where guilt and regret can coexist with deceit, and serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of straying from divine commands, regardless of the source of the temptation. I am so happy that we have such good content creators for God this type of content is good for the new generation and I feel like we are all one big family thank you so much for all you do may God bless you .
About your 3: this is just based from my casual reading of 1 Kings 13, kindly check to see if interpretation is Biblical/accurate: I COULD BE WRONG, SO PLEASE CHECK FOR YOURSELF: 1. The way the old prophet deceived the young prophet is peculiar, in that he said "an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord", usually a prophet when declaring a prophecy will say "thus saith the Lord", not "an angel said...." See verses below: Fake: -"He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and AN ANGEL SPAKE UNTO ME BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him." Real prophecy from 1 Kings 13: -"And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, THUS SAITH THE LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee." -"And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign WHICH THE LORD HATH SPOKEN; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out." -"For so was it charged me BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest." -"For it was said to me BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest." -"And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, THUS SAITH THE LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee," 2. Because of what happened to the younger prophet when he disobeyed the word of the Lord that came to him, the old prophet knows for a certain that the young prophet's prophecy is definitely true: -"For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, SHALL SURELY COME TO PASS." 3. I find it interesting the lion didn't eat the guy. -"the lion had not eaten the carcase," Anyway, that's my take on it from casual reading. God bless
The story of a prophet reminds me of the nature of a God. God never lies. If there would be someone on the road that would give the guy the meal - He would mention it. But He didn't. Instead, the young man believed someone claiming to hear the word of God and being His prohpet. Imagine Jesus encountering someone saying "Hey, I just spoke with your Father and He said you actually don't need to die. That was a test and you completed it...." Remember in Matthew 16:22-28 when Jesus actually rebuked Peter for saying "Those things will never happen to you..."(Jesus was explaining that He needs to go to Jerusalem, be mocked and get killed). Perhaps this story is a reminder for us Christians to TRUST our God, instead of believing someone who claims there is another encounter of Jesus, angels or another way of salvation despite Jesus... This gives me chills even when I'm writing this... such a deep message.
Absolutely correct, brother. It shows that we should not heed any word above God's word, whether from an angel or a prophet. The only confusing aspect is the profound irony that the old prophet mourned for the man of God, despite knowing that his own deceit would lead to the man's death. This paradox highlights the complexity of human behavior, where guilt and regret can coexist with deceit, and serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of straying from divine commands, regardless of the source of the temptation
I always thought to myself why didn't God alert the young prophet but what you both said makes sense. Also it should've been the younger prophets responsibility to at least inquire of God as scripture tells us to test every spirit. Then he would know if the command was actually from God. I believe Pslams 118.8 can be applied here " it is better to put trust in God than put confidence In men". We know we need to be as wise as serpent but as innocent as doves (matthew 10.16) because there are false prophets who come as wolves in sheep's clothing [matthew 7.15] which bible calls ravenous. I know that the donkey and lion symbolizes something but I am unsure right now so if anyone can give suggestions it would be great thanks.
that story is depicture how house of priest are corrupted before elijah come and curse the land. rather the man of god believe in god he toke man word and broke god command by believe a man just for satisfy his belly for bread and drink this thing is like today our world man of god seduced to worldly teaching and betray god by deceiving many people with unbiblical teaching at first they are straight man of god but at the end they fall by other bad prophet who told him lie, this liear prophet is today papacy. i believe this event are like a mirror of our time. jesus can be sow like when david reign it the time when people of israel once more have righteous king, then after david the next king is talk about the temple which is solomon, that temple is us, but by time it become more corrupt until elijah as bible depicture him as two witness of god. the last prophet before great catastrophe fall unto jerusalem. this thing is like a dejavu of the bible.
Super speed - Elijah Super strength - Samson Teleportation - Philip Telepathy - Jesus I mean, I knew all these powers were there but it's still so cool and refreshing every time😍
I realize Jesus had no special powers within himself. He was given the knowledge and abilities to do things that were unexplainable at the time through the conduit of the Holy Spirit. These same abilities are also given to those who follow Him as the “gifts of the spirit” when they are needed.
@@migspacia372 Those other people also didn't have special powers within themselves. It was also the Holy Spirit working on or in them. My point was that these powers were manifested in the lives of these people listed
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“God is above time,space and matter.” - I think this line kind of sums up all our doubts when people come at Christians from a scientific viewpoint. If God is the creator he has the power to manipulate the laws of physics/chemistry/biology/etc. just how a coder has the power to make changes to a game he created. Naturally yes there are things that are possible and things that are not possible but with the creator/coder everything is possible.
God is indeed Time, Space and Matter. But he is also Energy and Thought. Omnipresence means that since God's power and knowledge extend to all parts of his creation, he himself is present everywhere. God did not create the Creation as something separate from himself. If it was separate, he could not be Omnipresent. God IS The Creation, which forever extends itself into and through you, me, and everyone and everything else. God created all that is by extending his Thought, and retaining the extensions of his Thought in his own mind. We are in Gods mind, just as God is in our Mind. Jesus - "I am in The Father, and The Father is in me..." We 'Love our neighbors as ourselves' because THEY ARE OURSELVES. God isn't just the Coder, he is the game, for God is One:)
I just realized something... your representation of God's appearance is genius because it's like a crown being worn by another crown... symbolizing how God is a greater king than all the kings of the world.
I believe the issue with the young prophet story is that he did not receive nor seek confirmation from the Lord over the words of the old prophet. He trusted the word of a man he didn't know over the word he directly received from God.
Yeah I think this might be it cause I went to read it on my own and I was confused at how God gave him to ability to heal and gave him specific instructions but the minute the old prophet told him God said otherwise, the young prophet didn’t bother to question it or even confirm with God if what the old prophet said was true. AND THEN for the old prophet to turn around and say “you defied God” like he didn’t just lie to the young prophet. Like if this doesn’t scream USE YOUR DISCERNMENT, idk what else to say 😭
I personally believe this story is about being obedient to God’s word above anyone else. God’s word which is scripture is above any of the “God told me to tell you” stories we hear about especially today. God then used the false prophet to let the young prophet know that judgement has passed upon him for failing to obey his word above anyone else’s. In our day we hear a lot especially in churches people saying “God told me to tell you” stuff that majority of the time isn’t even biblical. Nothing supersedes the word of God. If He tells you something we are to trust in His word and not someone else’s who claims they got word from God. We are to be careful of this deception. God is clearly telling us that in this story.
I actually needed to hear this today. Thanks! I had a similar thought as I watched the video, but I didn't make the connection to my own life, something that happened recently, until I read your comment. The thing that came to my mind as he was sharing about the third story was something my mom told me a couple times when I was a little girl. If a guy ever told me, "God told me to date you," that unless I heard the same thing from God, I should assume the guy is just lying to be with me. Same applies for marriage. 😂
I think the transition from a false profet to a real one is saying how God can still use people who arent profits to prophesize. Showing that he can do all things with you even if you are a non believer
I heard once that even if you hate god he will fulfil what he needed you to do anyway. So we should try to emulate Jesus as best we can, have a relationship with him and the father, also the Holy Spirit. Then that proves Satan wrong and sides with the Heavenly Father
@@TheSunnyTrailsLike Saul who renamed Paul. In fact, we know through Bible that God don’t talk everything about him (obviously). 1 Corinthiens 13:9-10 For example, people always say you must to recognize that Jesus died for our sin and that God exist for receive faith or some people think you need to be baptism bu a human for receive faith from God. Personally, when I received faith I was agnostic. So, in reality, like Bible himself said, faith is a gift from God not human. And we know that God want everybody is saved. So, that’s why, I think everyone once time in their life will receive faith. The hard part is to keep your faith ALIVE. That being said, I think « faith » is more complex than this. In all case, it’s better to everyone to be careful and just listen Bible. So, you don’t need to believe at 100% why I am saying. I can be a liar and inluence you to believe in a false teaching. Believe in Bible, only Bible but keep in your mind that God don’t reveal what all he can do.
@@BallerforfunnRevelation 2:14 (KJV) But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the DOCTRINE of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. Its still around to this very day. The OLD PROPHET is called that by the Bible Not the false Prophet very clear difference
Hot take. #3 is about Jesus and his death. The man of God was from the tribe of Judah (like Jesus) and spoke against the Jewish leaders of his time (like Jesus). He healed the withered hand of the man that tried to seize him, just like Jesus healed the ear of the guard that tried to seize him. When he healed people they wanted to lift him up and reward him. But the man refused and said he was on a mission from God. Just like Jesus did when they kept trying to make him king. He got his bread and water from God, not man, and was to make a new path. The old prophet was the Pharisee’s of his time - although he used to hear from God, he used his position to lie and ended up getting the man of God killed for his sin. He was killed by a lion, symbolising God’s judgement, whilst riding a donkey, symbolising God’s humility like Jesus riding into Jerusalem. And his death was a clear sign to all that witnessed it, with the lion and donkey standing in juxtaposition, both symbolically and even literally with the two men on the cross (one accusing him and the other humbly recognising him). The old prophet then gets his body and buries him in his own tomb, symbolising that his death was in the place of the old prophet and reinforced by the fact he requested to be buried with him (again this literally happened to Jesus and figuratively represents our death with him). In the end what the man says comes to pass and the altar is destroyed, just like Jerusalem was in AD70 like Jesus claimed before they killed him.
I've sat here thinking about that passage for a while now. In all my years, I've never heard of it, at least that I can recall. So far, I'm inclined to agree with you. As we know, God is very keen on foreshadowing Christ constantly throughout the Old Testament. Quite the insightful breakdown, Mikhail
This is incredible insight. I always thought the older prophet wanted to take advantage of a future Prophecy where many righteous and wicked people will resurrect from the grave when the rapture hits. I always had a feeling that the man of God from Judah's story wasn't quite done yet.. what do u think?
Wow. That´s truly an incredible take on this story. I think it is definetly plausible. After all, we see a lot of prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament.
Standing between heaven and earth could mean floating in the air and his sword "over" Jerusalem sounds more like a phrase, indicating he would be pointing toward Jerusalem. And yet... We tend to imagine angels as human-like, and there are plenty of such descriptions, but who knows? But to me, a giant angel isn't the first indication I get from the text. The place I understand the Bible depicting a giant angel is in Revelation - the one standing both on shore and stepping in the sea.
It says he was STANDING, not floating, in the threshing floor of a Jebusite name Ornan, a threshing floor is a flat, circular stone outdoor surface where farmers separate grain from straw and husks to prepare the harvest. It even says he turned around and saw him because he was so close, yet says David "Looked up" to see him. So if he was standing not floating so close to the Jebusite that all he had to do was turn around, yet due to his stature David was able to look up and see him from where he was in order for both these to be true he had to be a giant. Not floating.
@@CaptainAbmerica it really matters on the translatiom. but standing could mean floating . if it was to be a giant angel it could just say giant. but in others trasnlations of the book it says flying . (not enlgish)
The boat teleportation implies that if everyone accepts the lord with them, that means they are safe as the lord is with them. This also applies to modern times that if you have the lord within you, all the problems and dangers will subside and eventually bring you to safety. Thanks be to God
#3 is a story cautioning us about peer pressure when we've been given a command from God. The focus was on the young prophet's obedience, NOT the old prophet's lie. Matthew 18:7 tells us that temptation is necessary. This man's mission needed to be challenged, and the old prophet was the guy to do it. God will judge him for his sin, because Matthew 18:7 also condemns those who tempt others, but God judged the young prophet because he disobeyed a direct command from God to him specifically, and that kind of sin could not go unpunished. The old prophet escaped by a loophole, but...Judgment Day is still coming, and he will not escape then.
Sometimes the most high reveals different directions to young people you have to have faith and follow the path that the most high has given you, it's your assignment. Obey what the most high has assigned you to do not the belief or traditions of the past. ( For example your assignment might be teaching on RUclips using cartoons many people don't understand this but this is the most high way to work through you) Hallelujah 🙌🏾 praise Jah
Hey youngs! If you want to keep your faith. 3 tips. 1. Music that is good for you, either instrumental or christian based. Im a christian millennial so i love the 2000s music movement of Christianity then. 2. Read or watch bible related content as much as you can. Before you sleep. I use bible asmr or spoken word bible and turn the volume down. 3. Slowly but surely take away all the things that dont serve the Lord or you. Talk to leaders, find verses or even prophets who you relate to. REMEMBER. GOD LOVES YOU AND HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND FOR US. AMEN
I got saved because in October when Israel got in a war I thought it was the end time(as well as the Euphrates drying up) so I had to take my faith serious, and here I am today, still on earth :D glory be to God
@mohammadmahdi-eghafouri3222 my favorite band is superchick, they have sad and happy songs. We live is my dad's favorite and he dedicated it to his Dad who had lung cancer 😔 Kari Jobe is great. I love her music for anxiety and praying.
@mohammadmahdi-eghafouri3222 switch foot is great, meant to live and dare you to move always bring me to tears. Just look up "Christian music 2000s Playlist" or even Spotify might show you a better catalogue
The last one is my absolute favourite. I've actually been thinking about it a lot, that event stood put to me since first reading the Bible. I see it as us always being close to our destination, our purpose and as soon as we let God into our hearts and lives He will take us there quickly, a journey that seems impossible (like the disciples in the storm, trying to reach the shore) is a walk in the park with God.
The story of the prophet-obey what God has commanded you regardless of who says something to the contrary. I had not heard this parable. This video is terrific, thank you!
Yes, all these stories are profound and I remembered them when you mentioned each - I can tell that you are deep in the Scriptures - I always said you have to read them from front to back over and over to get deeper and deeper insight. 🌸Your channel is fascinating. 🌸Thanks be to The Most High.
There's a 6th story everyone misses. The story of Lot and what the angels did while at his home. When they stretched their hands forth and magically pulled Lot into the house and closed the door behind him. The Bible clearly states that not only were they standing in the middle of the room, NOT next to the door, but that everyone was both astounded and afraid of the seemingly magical act
I have no idea whether or not this could be reasonably explained away, but I believe one day some months ago God briefly gave me a little bit of super speed. I had taken longer than usual in the bathroom due to some unpleasant and prolonged bowel movements, and I was going to be ten minutes late to daily Mass. The walk would ordinarily have been about 20 minutes for that distance, about 0.8 miles on hilly terrain. But I felt called to pray something called the “preparation for mass”, involving St. Ambrose’s prayer, St. Thomas Aquinas’s prayer, a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Formula of Intent. While praying this, I walked at what I felt to be a normal, if slightly rushed, pace. By the grace of God, I made the 20 minute walk in only 11 minutes and arrived less than a minute late to the Mass. Take this however you will, but I think it’s a pretty cool little glory story 😁 Vivat Jesus!
On the story of the young prophet, my mom told me that the old prophet was a fallen one and she thought he just did that to hinder the young boy because he was fallen and upset that the young boy was still being used.
I was skeptical about this channel, so I just followed the narrative along in my Bible, and I must say I am really enjoying the perspective. It gives a fresh new insight on many overlooked things. Great job keeping it true to the Bible and informative.
Maybe the prophet story is about the ignorance of the young prophet who followed the old one after being told to do something that didn’t match what God told him to do?
thanks for this, the only one i ever noticed is the last one when i went 'how did they suddenly reach the shore?' i have read all the rest, but never noticed any of these. i think its because it explains the outcome but we have to realise the only possible way that outcome could of happened. i remember reading 'he went ahead of the chariots' not realising that he would of had to run at a tremendous speed. crazy stories! im sure there are more crazy stories that have happened to people by god in real life! i have heard a few!
The story of the prophet is quite simple and its strange as I was discussing this last weekend. The young prophet believed the word of a man and not God, the young prophet stayed true to the obedience of God's commands until this points where he then believes the word of man where he should have consulted God first. This is also a cautionary tale which teaches us to beware of the words spoken "over us" or "to us" from people who call themselves prophets. We have to test every word we receive with the spirit and The Lord will confirm this for us, just as with Elijah which He called him 3 times. On another hand it also stays true to God's Word and promises stating that IF a man is a prophet and speaks on behalf of God no false word or false prophecy will leave his lips and go unpunished. True to God's Character
I would say that it’s hinting at the fact that God is not a God of confusion, and if you’ve been led by God to do one thing, but then someone else says God told them something that contradicts you, then turn to God about it, not man
Immediately in the Bible often is used to indicate urgency or intentionality rather than expediency. It was explained to me as simply how their culture spoke. There's also cultural differences such that the order of events in retellings are often given in order of importance rather than chronologically.
I knew all five! 1: I'm not sure we can go by the language of his position to say that the angel was giant. He could have been, I'm just not sure we can say it with certainty. (Also, angels aren't described as having wings. Cherubim and seraphim have wings, but angels typically just look human, if a bit terrifying.) 2: As soon as you said super speed, I knew exactly what this story was. 3: It seems to be a cautionary tale. Man does what God says, gets tricked to go against Him, hears His justice commanded, dies. One more replay of Genesis 3, and a reminder to "test the spirits". 4: I hadn't made that connection, but it certainly fits. I wonder how many other people A, I, and J blessed? 5: Just one more evidence of Jesus' divinity, and one more pointer at the Spirit's divinity in the connections between this story and the other teleportations. Love the new mascot, and the channel is brilliant! You're making great things.
The point of the 2 prophets is: Young Prophet received revelation directly from GOD itself. But the old Prophet use angle (which is inferior to GOD) in 1 King 13:18 "The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an 👉ANGEL👈 said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.'" Conclusion: The Young Prophet disobey GOD command, he put GOD below the old Prophet. Young prophet received revelation or command directly from GOD. But this old prophet is just simply a human, To make it simple: God 🗣️ Young Prophet (Direct from GOD) GOD 🗣️ Angel 🗣️ Old Prophet 🗣️ Young Prophet (Indirectly from GOD)
I heard of the young n old prophets, but I honestly never head of the other 4 wow... nice job... oh just subbed I enjoyed the complete history of the large video, I can see God has given you a wonderful gift. God bless.
Old prophet & Young Prophet: Sometimes elders allow jealousy of new prophecies of the new age! And use their power to their advantage and at the same time younger generations look up to elders and easily fall for the trap but ultimately… study to show themselves approve and never waiver in your faith! Trust not a soul when it comes to your own salvation and relationship with God!
When I saw the thumping of this video I thought to myself, "this can be only one story in the Bible". I was right! I'm so happy you're taking it to yourself to make this kind of video about stories that rarely get read or preached from the Bible.
The last one: I thought that the disciples were preoccupied with what had happened and that it was the fog. being the fog, maybe they didn't even notice that they were about to arrive until they arrived. that's how I imagined it all the time. What do you think? Does it make sense?
You have to read the other accounts too and it all comes together the account of mark 6:47 says that the boat was in the middle of the lake meaning they weren’t close to the shore at all and lake Galilee from their leaving point to their destination is about 8 miles long and John 6:19 says they went about 4 miles or 6 kilometers half the distance away It wouldn’t have been fast rowing or the boat moving at a high speed one because John 6:21 says immediately and some other translations say at once not “really fast” Matthew 14:33 says when they received him they all worshipped him so no one was rowing the boat when Jesus got in they all worshipped him and Jesus brought the boat to shore with his teleportation power
I suppose it is theoretically possible that several well seasoned fishermen could miscalculate the distance they had travelled by 100%, or that a storm had somehow blown them so far off course without them realizing, but why would that be necessary? If the God who made heaven and earth and even time itself wants to move a dozen humans across a portion of the earth in no time at all I think he can do it.
It’s the fact that a frail old man who had to send his sons to another country to buy food because he didn’t have enough was greater than the king of probably the most powerful nation on earth at the time.
Oh wow, that third story is DENSE. Buckle up, this gonna be long. Reading 1 Kings 13, with a little assistance from some commentaries including Guzik, that prophecy about Josiah seems to be for 340 years from the moment he gave it; the fulfillment of which is in 2 Kings 23:15. Not only that, but he went all the way from Judah to Bethel, meaning the Northern Kingdom of Israel had no prophets of its own qualified for this message, and that God's agents don't have to be famous or well-known. To confirm his message, God accompanied an immediate sign to validate that his prophecies are true, including the splitting of the altar and Jeroboam's hand melting, which also serves to demonstrate just how highly God resents those who bring violence upon his ministers. Jeroboam understands his altars won't help him, and for a moment he tries to find favor with God and his representative for healing, which the prophet is gracious enough to plead for on his behalf. God allowed this for a few reasons: to affirm that God is the one who struck him, he repented of the violence (despite not repenting for the actual sin in question: witchcraft), so that his grace might lead him to repentance or failing that would leave him with no excuse for continued engagement in witchcraft. Now the recurring theme of God's instructions for the prophet to not eat or drink in Israel and not take the same road back, this is more interesting. At this point, Jeroboam is fully embracing the man as a friend and wants to reward him to divert from his repentance, which he refuses because of God's warning. The old prophet was an indication that not all the godly people had left Israel. "Probably once a prophet of the Lord who had fallen from his steadfastness and yet not so deeply as to lose the knowledge of the true God, and join with Jeroboam with his idolatries." (Clarke) The old prophet offers the unnamed man the same hospitalities Jeroboam had, and the young prophet refused again. The lie the old prophet tells is especially heinous: but the old prophet made God look like a liar and contradicting himself without any purpose. The reference to the angel speaking to him is likely an internal warning to us to not trust everyone who says they were visited by angels and given isolated messages by God that contradict his previous revelation, case in point, Muhammad or Joseph Smith. It could even have been Satan in disguise as an angel of light 2 Corinthians 11:14-15. The purpose of God limiting the bread and water intake is interesting. Jesus characterizes himself as the bread of life and the living water, so this could perhaps be symbolism for the effect of a Christian not remaining in the word, engaging in healthy prayer life, and otherwise growing complacent in our relationship with the Lord. The young prophet was likely weak from fasting the whole journey, he had respect for his senior prophet, and felt safe in the hands of a fellow man of God who claimed to receive a miraculous message. It's likely he did not appear to be an idolator and offered no reward besides food, so it's no wonder the young prophet trusted the old prophet. Despite this, it was his duty as a man of God to resist it and rely on what the Lord gave him directly, and he should entertain no other word except what comes to him directly with dramatic confirmation by the Lord. God never contradicts himself in his dealings with his servants, so we have a responsibility and assurance to be true to his commands and refuse to be diverted, even by supposed angels from heaven. Now the prophecy of punishment is given through the prophet of Bethel. Despite his lie, he is still a prophet of the Lord and can hear from him. This was an immensely difficult test, but it was still a tremendous failure: no matter how subtle and innocent the temptation to disobey, he should not have dismissed the first command. The young prophet, being God's own child, was judged far more harshly than Jeroboam, a pagan, was. For a body to lie in the sight of people unburied was a massive humiliation and curse, and an equal disgrace to be buried away from your clan or among strangers. This is to exemplify how God's kingdom works: We expect that the ungodly will receive harsher punishments for their sins, but often God is far more strict in disciplining his own people 1 Peter 4:17. This is primarily because God knows the world cannot be reached if his agents are compromised with the enemy. 1 John 5:16-17 outlines the difference of the sin leading to death vs. the sin that doesn't lead to death. If we take clues from 1 Timothy 2 and Genesis 3 in the Fall of Man account, Eve was deceived and became a sinner, but Adam was not deceived; he sinned with full awareness of his actions. Adam watched God create the garden and its creatures, and more importantly he walked with God directly. Eve had no experience with God directly, and Adam had not even given her a name and thus she had no identity when she was deceived. God could not fault Eve for falling for deception, only that she was told by Adam not to eat of the fruit, which is where her sin led to death. God cared much more Adam failed to cover her; he ate the fruit to share in her fate, but when push came to shove, he threw the blame on her and God himself for his mistake; a sharp contrast to Jesus who took our sin upon himself along with its penalty. This is the sin leading to death, that Adam sinned with full knowledge of his sin, which is why God instructed them to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the first place. Likewise, despite being deceived, the young prophet had commit the sin leading to death. Now the punishment, the lion was sent to execute judgement, and had restraint to leave his body as a spectacle for the people. The lion ironically had more obedience than the prophet. The old prophet had sympathy for him and went to collect him. How odd it must've been for him to find the young prophet's body and think, "My sin is worse than his." Burying him in his own grave is both a sign of respect and a fulfillment of God's prophecy, and a confirmation from the Lord of the young prophet's prophecy from the beginning of the chapter. This is also an illustration of the death Jesus would die, a humiliating public execution, where everyone who looked upon it would be warned and diverted of the consequences of sin, but in his case those who look would be restored and healed with him in his resurrection. All things considered, Jeroboam still refused to turn from idolatry. All these signs were wasted on him, and he continued to blur the lines between the offices of king and priest, which is what is understood by a priest of the high places. These stations were designed to be kept segregated to maintain the order of covering and headship of God over Israel, but this elevated the king to the position the High Priest was meant to fill, a perversion of the role Jesus fulfills alone. Jeroboam's actions make him the example of evil for many future kings, as it's literally described of them that they "walked in the way of Jeroboam" doing evil, except for Ahab who was far worse.
The old profit and young story I feel like mirrors Paul’s journey back to Rome. When other men of the lord were prophesying that Paul would be arrested and killed and urged him not to go. But Paul was following what the lord told him to do and would do nothing other then what the lord told him even if it lead him to his death. But it just goes to show we must finish the task the lord has given us personally, and if someone comes with a message from the be lord we test those messages by taking them to the Lord
I knew the stories brother but thank you for the refresher.. You rekindled my interest in the Bible's version of Stranger Things. For that my God Bless you.. It's almost 18 years now and I still can't unravel the story of the young prophet and the old prophet ❤❤... I've always felt the one about Jesus appearing on the sea after 3 hours of prayer is a soooooo underated miracle cause many people miss it ❤❤ ❤
A lot of people forget when Jesus Christ was being pushed to the edge of the cliff he transformed into mist and went through the crowd and 2 men on the hill next to the cliff saw this and Jesus noticed them notice him so he flashed them over to him and they started to follow Jesus Christ on his journey.
As some have mentioned, it is a story about discernment and following God's Word above everything else. The young prophet had more than enough information to know what to do. He was sent to the Northern kingdom of the divided nation of Israel. Jeroboam (first king of the northern kingdom) had basically driven out all the true prophets and priests so that he could institute a false worship of God. Not that it was impossible for there to be an old prophet following the Lord there, but it was very unlikley. God had already given the young prophet his Word, and I'm reminded of what the apostle Paul said in Galatians 1:8, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
✝️ The third story reminds me of how God can still use people who have a bad or sinful past to carry out his work on earth (regardless of the doubt or guilt they feel). The death of the young prophet reminds me of how bad or horrible accidents can still happen to the most highly regarded righteous people in your mind. ✝️
The verse emphasizes the seriousness of obeying God’s commands and how disobedience, even when influenced by others, can lead to consequences. 1 Kings 13:21
Another outstanding miracle that happened that people didnt realise was when he spoke the sermon on the mountain after feeding thousands he was able to preach them without using microphones
I am certain I’ve seen other stories related to teleportation in the Bible before now, but it’s fascinating to learn about other accounts of supernatural abilities that I don’t notice before.
In interpreting any Scripture, there are multiple "forms" of meaning we can derive from the text. Some say 5, some say 3, others may differ, but two (typological and moral) meanings stick out to me in the story of the 2 prophets. Starting with moral, it reinforces an admonishment given in the Pentateuch/Law, that of "don't stray to the left or to the right" of what God's commanded. Besides that, there's also a principle we can find in comparing this to both Eden, and the angel, Mary, and Joseph. In the former, the serpent asks Eve "did God really say...?" which is the same question the old prophet implicitly asks in his lie. Both Eve and the young prophet neglect to take a moment to ask God Himself for clarification. In the latter, Joseph doesn't believe Mary until the angel also appears to him, when God makes plans for multiple people, he'll speak clearly to both. Lastly, it's well established that sin, and by extension lying, is bad and leads to death. Something that isn't always clear is that it might not (primarily) lead to your own death. Yes, the young prophet sinned in listening to the old, but the old prophet was not guiltless. Which leads pretty cleanly into typology. For those who don't know, typology looks at drawing parallels and contrasts between people, often OT characters to Jesus, but also sometimes Satan, sometimes the Father, etc. It's pretty interesting the lines that can be drawn between the young prophet and Jesus. Both die at the hands of wicked Israel, on the side of a road, after riding a donkey, by means of a lie, and are buried not with their fathers, but in a stranger's tomb, and their deaths both bring a previously nonexistent peace. There are also some differences. Jesus didn't go into death unwittingly, but knowingly and willfully, and He gave up His own life, it was not taken from Him. Jesus's death was a result of His obedience, rather than his disobedience. He died for the sins of others, which is both a parallel and contrast, because He himself did not sin. Jesus also healed the crippled in His life. As for the old prophet, it's easy to compare him with Jospeh of Arimethea on one thing: burying someone else in a tomb set up for himself. The lion's interesting, because in killing the prophet it's like Satan, prowling for someone to devour, but in the peace between lion and donkey, it's like both Israel (lion) and the Gentiles (donkey), as well as like God (lion) and man (donkey). There is probably more than just this, and if anything's unclear I can edit a bunch of parentheses in 😅, or ask questions and I can reply.
Number 5 was a surprise for sure and it fulfills this psalm “¶Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters; They have seen the works of the Lord, And His wonders in the deep. For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, Which lifted the waves of the sea. They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths; Their soul melted away in their misery. They reeled and staggered like a drunken person, And were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses. He caused the storm to be still, So that the waves of the sea were hushed. Then they were glad because they were quiet, So He guided them to their desired harbor. They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy, And for His wonders to the sons of mankind! They shall also exalt Him in the congregation of the people, And praise Him at the seat of the elders.” Psalms 107:23-32 NASB2020
Here’s all the verses. 1. A giant angel destroying Jerusalem: • 2 Samuel 24:15-17: This passage recounts the time when God sent a plague upon Israel, and an angel was about to destroy Jerusalem. David saw the angel and pleaded with God to stop the destruction. • “So the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’ The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” (vv. 15-16) • 1 Chronicles 21:15-16: Another account of the same event where the angel was standing over Jerusalem with a sword drawn, ready to destroy the city. • “And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’ The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” (v. 15) 2. Elijah having super speed: • 1 Kings 18:45-46: After Elijah’s encounter with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, he runs ahead of King Ahab’s chariot from Mount Carmel to Jezreel, a distance of about 20 miles. This is often considered an example of Elijah’s supernatural speed. • “Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. The power of the LORD came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.” (vv. 45-46) 3. The young prophet: • This could refer to 1 Kings 13, where a young prophet from Judah is sent by God to Bethel to prophesy against the altar there. He demonstrates the power of God’s word but later disobeys God and is killed by a lion. • “By the word of the LORD, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.” (v. 1) 4. Jacob blessing the Pharaoh: • Genesis 47:7-10: Jacob blesses Pharaoh when he meets him in Egypt, a rare moment of a patriarch of Israel blessing a ruler of Egypt. • “Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh, Pharaoh asked him, ‘How old are you?’ And Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.’ Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.” (vv. 7-10) 5. Jesus supposedly teleporting: • John 6:16-21: After Jesus feeds the 5,000, He walks on water toward His disciples, and after He gets into the boat, they immediately arrive at their destination, which is interpreted by some as a form of miraculous teleportation. • “Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.” (v. 21)
9:34 this story highlights the difference between doing what you know God told you to do or doing something that someone else said God told you to do. Kinda like a mirror image of The Fall of Man in Eden. The young prophet had to decide whether to believe God's own words, or the words of another claiming to have heard from God.
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Did anyone know all five stories? And can someone explain number 3 to me? 😅
i knew none of them
maybe it's about how bad people can change for good, I don't get why the young prophet had to die :(
It shows that we should not heed any word above God's word, whether from an angel or a prophet basically God's word is final and no one can change it . The only confusing aspect is the profound irony that the old prophet mourned for the man of God, despite knowing that his own deceit would lead to the man's death. This paradox highlights the complexity of human behavior, where guilt and regret can coexist with deceit, and serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of straying from divine commands, regardless of the source of the temptation. I am so happy that we have such good content creators for God this type of content is good for the new generation and I feel like we are all one big family thank you so much for all you do may God bless you .
We must listen to God's word more than man's word
About your 3: this is just based from my casual reading of 1 Kings 13, kindly check to see if interpretation is Biblical/accurate:
I COULD BE WRONG, SO PLEASE CHECK FOR YOURSELF:
1. The way the old prophet deceived the young prophet is peculiar, in that he said "an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord", usually a prophet when declaring a prophecy will say "thus saith the Lord", not "an angel said...."
See verses below:
Fake:
-"He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and AN ANGEL SPAKE UNTO ME BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him."
Real prophecy from 1 Kings 13:
-"And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, altar, THUS SAITH THE LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee."
-"And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign WHICH THE LORD HATH SPOKEN; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out."
-"For so was it charged me BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest."
-"For it was said to me BY THE WORD OF THE LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest."
-"And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, THUS SAITH THE LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,"
2. Because of what happened to the younger prophet when he disobeyed the word of the Lord that came to him, the old prophet knows for a certain that the young prophet's prophecy is definitely true:
-"For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, SHALL SURELY COME TO PASS."
3. I find it interesting the lion didn't eat the guy.
-"the lion had not eaten the carcase,"
Anyway, that's my take on it from casual reading. God bless
The story of a prophet reminds me of the nature of a God. God never lies. If there would be someone on the road that would give the guy the meal - He would mention it. But He didn't. Instead, the young man believed someone claiming to hear the word of God and being His prohpet. Imagine Jesus encountering someone saying "Hey, I just spoke with your Father and He said you actually don't need to die. That was a test and you completed it...." Remember in Matthew 16:22-28 when Jesus actually rebuked Peter for saying "Those things will never happen to you..."(Jesus was explaining that He needs to go to Jerusalem, be mocked and get killed). Perhaps this story is a reminder for us Christians to TRUST our God, instead of believing someone who claims there is another encounter of Jesus, angels or another way of salvation despite Jesus... This gives me chills even when I'm writing this... such a deep message.
Absolutely correct, brother. It shows that we should not heed any word above God's word, whether from an angel or a prophet. The only confusing aspect is the profound irony that the old prophet mourned for the man of God, despite knowing that his own deceit would lead to the man's death. This paradox highlights the complexity of human behavior, where guilt and regret can coexist with deceit, and serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of straying from divine commands, regardless of the source of the temptation
This is the best explanation of the story so far!
Actually, God can change His mind like He did with Hezekiah. But yea, if God did change His mind, He would've told the younger prophet Himself.
Wow that's amazing my guess was he can use evil men in mysterious way we can't think of you are amazing
I always thought to myself why didn't God alert the young prophet but what you both said makes sense. Also it should've been the younger prophets responsibility to at least inquire of God as scripture tells us to test every spirit. Then he would know if the command was actually from God. I believe Pslams 118.8 can be applied here " it is better to put trust in God than put confidence In men". We know we need to be as wise as serpent but as innocent as doves (matthew 10.16) because there are false prophets who come as wolves in sheep's clothing [matthew 7.15] which bible calls ravenous. I know that the donkey and lion symbolizes something but I am unsure right now so if anyone can give suggestions it would be great thanks.
The false and young prophet story reminded me of the verse that says “let God be true and every man a liar”
Broooooo. 😳 That's so good! Praise the Lord!
that story is depicture how house of priest are corrupted before elijah come and curse the land.
rather the man of god believe in god he toke man word and broke god command by believe a man just for satisfy his belly for bread and drink this thing is like today our world man of god seduced to worldly teaching and betray god by deceiving many people with unbiblical teaching at first they are straight man of god but at the end they fall by other bad prophet who told him lie, this liear prophet is today papacy.
i believe this event are like a mirror of our time.
jesus can be sow like when david reign it the time when people of israel once more have righteous king, then after david the next king is talk about the temple which is solomon, that temple is us, but by time it become more corrupt until elijah as bible depicture him as two witness of god. the last prophet before great catastrophe fall unto jerusalem.
this thing is like a dejavu of the bible.
Agreed.
Obedience is better than sacrifice.
Super speed - Elijah
Super strength - Samson
Teleportation - Philip
Telepathy - Jesus
I mean, I knew all these powers were there but it's still so cool and refreshing every time😍
I realize Jesus had no special powers within himself. He was given the knowledge and abilities to do things that were unexplainable at the time through the conduit of the Holy Spirit. These same abilities are also given to those who follow Him as the “gifts of the spirit” when they are needed.
There is nothing new under the sun...movies get ideas from the Bible
Almighty - Jesus Christ
Jesus doesn't have telepathy. he's God and made us. he has the developer options on, he can see everything about us
@@migspacia372 Those other people also didn't have special powers within themselves. It was also the Holy Spirit working on or in them. My point was that these powers were manifested in the lives of these people listed
Hi im 11 years old and thanks to you im getting closer to god and jesus please continue this series thanks
This truly breaks my heart
@@joshuapeek9555Why?
Little Brother in CHRIST stick to it.. Keep learning pray and stay close to Our LORD& Saviour So he can protect you from negative entities Peace & Blessings to you GOD protect you and may you have a wonderful path in front of you.. in JESUS name🕎✝️👃🏼
God bless you
keep going buddy christ loves you
“God is above time,space and matter.” - I think this line kind of sums up all our doubts when people come at Christians from a scientific viewpoint. If God is the creator he has the power to manipulate the laws of physics/chemistry/biology/etc. just how a coder has the power to make changes to a game he created. Naturally yes there are things that are possible and things that are not possible but with the creator/coder everything is possible.
THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE this through you🙏🏿✝️🕊️
HALLELUJAH GLORY TO GOD IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHTY NAME
good comment except i Wouldn’t use the words Coder or Manipulate for God though.
God is indeed Time, Space and Matter. But he is also Energy and Thought.
Omnipresence means that since God's power and knowledge extend to all parts of his creation, he himself is present everywhere.
God did not create the Creation as something separate from himself. If it was separate, he could not be Omnipresent. God IS The Creation, which forever extends itself into and through you, me, and everyone and everything else. God created all that is by extending his Thought, and retaining the extensions of his Thought in his own mind. We are in Gods mind, just as God is in our Mind.
Jesus - "I am in The Father, and The Father is in me..."
We 'Love our neighbors as ourselves' because THEY ARE OURSELVES.
God isn't just the Coder, he is the game, for God is One:)
@@bullpuppy7455”Ye are the body of christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27
I just realized something... your representation of God's appearance is genius because it's like a crown being worn by another crown... symbolizing how God is a greater king than all the kings of the world.
The King of Kings
I thought it was a crown on a lamb, a more fitting logo for the son, not as much the father
I believe the issue with the young prophet story is that he did not receive nor seek confirmation from the Lord over the words of the old prophet. He trusted the word of a man he didn't know over the word he directly received from God.
Yeah I think this might be it cause I went to read it on my own and I was confused at how God gave him to ability to heal and gave him specific instructions but the minute the old prophet told him God said otherwise, the young prophet didn’t bother to question it or even confirm with God if what the old prophet said was true. AND THEN for the old prophet to turn around and say “you defied God” like he didn’t just lie to the young prophet. Like if this doesn’t scream USE YOUR DISCERNMENT, idk what else to say 😭
I personally believe this story is about being obedient to God’s word above anyone else. God’s word which is scripture is above any of the “God told me to tell you” stories we hear about especially today. God then used the false prophet to let the young prophet know that judgement has passed upon him for failing to obey his word above anyone else’s. In our day we hear a lot especially in churches people saying “God told me to tell you” stuff that majority of the time isn’t even biblical. Nothing supersedes the word of God. If He tells you something we are to trust in His word and not someone else’s who claims they got word from God. We are to be careful of this deception. God is clearly telling us that in this story.
I actually needed to hear this today. Thanks! I had a similar thought as I watched the video, but I didn't make the connection to my own life, something that happened recently, until I read your comment.
The thing that came to my mind as he was sharing about the third story was something my mom told me a couple times when I was a little girl. If a guy ever told me, "God told me to date you," that unless I heard the same thing from God, I should assume the guy is just lying to be with me. Same applies for marriage. 😂
@@FeigerFamily amen
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I think the transition from a false profet to a real one is saying how God can still use people who arent profits to prophesize. Showing that he can do all things with you even if you are a non believer
I heard once that even if you hate god he will fulfil what he needed you to do anyway. So we should try to emulate Jesus as best we can, have a relationship with him and the father, also the Holy Spirit.
Then that proves Satan wrong and sides with the Heavenly Father
@@TheSunnyTrailsLike Saul who renamed Paul.
In fact, we know through Bible that God don’t talk everything about him (obviously). 1 Corinthiens 13:9-10
For example, people always say you must to recognize that Jesus died for our sin and that God exist for receive faith or some people think you need to be baptism bu a human for receive faith from God. Personally, when I received faith I was agnostic. So, in reality, like Bible himself said, faith is a gift from God not human. And we know that God want everybody is saved. So, that’s why, I think everyone once time in their life will receive faith. The hard part is to keep your faith ALIVE.
That being said, I think « faith » is more complex than this.
In all case, it’s better to everyone to be careful and just listen Bible. So, you don’t need to believe at 100% why I am saying. I can be a liar and inluence you to believe in a false teaching. Believe in Bible, only Bible but keep in your mind that God don’t reveal what all he can do.
What do you mean? Was he a false profet before?
resistance is assistance this is soo 110% true with God. altho still wonder why has to be eternal hell if all was just for good anyway.
@@BallerforfunnRevelation 2:14 (KJV) But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the
DOCTRINE of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Its still around to this very day. The OLD PROPHET is called that by the Bible Not the false Prophet very clear difference
Hot take. #3 is about Jesus and his death. The man of God was from the tribe of Judah (like Jesus) and spoke against the Jewish leaders of his time (like Jesus). He healed the withered hand of the man that tried to seize him, just like Jesus healed the ear of the guard that tried to seize him. When he healed people they wanted to lift him up and reward him. But the man refused and said he was on a mission from God. Just like Jesus did when they kept trying to make him king. He got his bread and water from God, not man, and was to make a new path. The old prophet was the Pharisee’s of his time - although he used to hear from God, he used his position to lie and ended up getting the man of God killed for his sin. He was killed by a lion, symbolising God’s judgement, whilst riding a donkey, symbolising God’s humility like Jesus riding into Jerusalem. And his death was a clear sign to all that witnessed it, with the lion and donkey standing in juxtaposition, both symbolically and even literally with the two men on the cross (one accusing him and the other humbly recognising him). The old prophet then gets his body and buries him in his own tomb, symbolising that his death was in the place of the old prophet and reinforced by the fact he requested to be buried with him (again this literally happened to Jesus and figuratively represents our death with him). In the end what the man says comes to pass and the altar is destroyed, just like Jerusalem was in AD70 like Jesus claimed before they killed him.
huh... that sounds so wild that I might just agree. I dunno for sure, though. Great interpretation
I've sat here thinking about that passage for a while now. In all my years, I've never heard of it, at least that I can recall. So far, I'm inclined to agree with you. As we know, God is very keen on foreshadowing Christ constantly throughout the Old Testament. Quite the insightful breakdown, Mikhail
Wow just wow
This is incredible insight. I always thought the older prophet wanted to take advantage of a future Prophecy where many righteous and wicked people will resurrect from the grave when the rapture hits. I always had a feeling that the man of God from Judah's story wasn't quite done yet.. what do u think?
Wow. That´s truly an incredible take on this story. I think it is definetly plausible. After all, we see a lot of prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament.
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The Lord also convicted you to give tithe 1/10, but you ignore it
Can. Make a Spanish version and mandarin veration sk the world will know your work
Standing between heaven and earth could mean floating in the air and his sword "over" Jerusalem sounds more like a phrase, indicating he would be pointing toward Jerusalem.
And yet... We tend to imagine angels as human-like, and there are plenty of such descriptions, but who knows? But to me, a giant angel isn't the first indication I get from the text. The place I understand the Bible depicting a giant angel is in Revelation - the one standing both on shore and stepping in the sea.
It says he was STANDING, not floating, in the threshing floor of a Jebusite name Ornan, a threshing floor is a flat, circular stone outdoor surface where farmers separate grain from straw and husks to prepare the harvest. It even says he turned around and saw him because he was so close, yet says David "Looked up" to see him. So if he was standing not floating so close to the Jebusite that all he had to do was turn around, yet due to his stature David was able to look up and see him from where he was in order for both these to be true he had to be a giant. Not floating.
@@CaptainAbmerica Was about to say the same thing. 👍🏻
@@CaptainAbmerica it really matters on the translatiom. but standing could mean floating . if it was to be a giant angel it could just say giant. but in others trasnlations of the book it says flying . (not enlgish)
@@shyroosan The Original Hebrew text says "At that time the Angel of the Lord was Standing" Those other translations don't matter
The Bible describe what angels look like. They don't look human at all.
The boat teleportation implies that if everyone accepts the lord with them, that means they are safe as the lord is with them. This also applies to modern times that if you have the lord within you, all the problems and dangers will subside and eventually bring you to safety. Thanks be to God
He has my entire life..saved me❤
#3 is a story cautioning us about peer pressure when we've been given a command from God. The focus was on the young prophet's obedience, NOT the old prophet's lie. Matthew 18:7 tells us that temptation is necessary. This man's mission needed to be challenged, and the old prophet was the guy to do it. God will judge him for his sin, because Matthew 18:7 also condemns those who tempt others, but God judged the young prophet because he disobeyed a direct command from God to him specifically, and that kind of sin could not go unpunished. The old prophet escaped by a loophole, but...Judgment Day is still coming, and he will not escape then.
9:28 Meaning: declared prophets are not His only tools or His only way of doing things
Sometimes the most high reveals different directions to young people you have to have faith and follow the path that the most high has given you, it's your assignment. Obey what the most high has assigned you to do not the belief or traditions of the past. ( For example your assignment might be teaching on RUclips using cartoons many people don't understand this but this is the most high way to work through you) Hallelujah 🙌🏾 praise Jah
Hey youngs! If you want to keep your faith. 3 tips.
1. Music that is good for you, either instrumental or christian based. Im a christian millennial so i love the 2000s music movement of Christianity then.
2. Read or watch bible related content as much as you can. Before you sleep. I use bible asmr or spoken word bible and turn the volume down.
3. Slowly but surely take away all the things that dont serve the Lord or you. Talk to leaders, find verses or even prophets who you relate to.
REMEMBER. GOD LOVES YOU AND HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT HAND FOR US. AMEN
I used to do this at 15 when I was saved for the first time. Now I'm 27 and I have been lost. This is what works ❤
I got saved because in October when Israel got in a war I thought it was the end time(as well as the Euphrates drying up) so I had to take my faith serious, and here I am today, still on earth :D glory be to God
@@smallDGaming My dad has been to Israel several times. I was being a rebellious teen then I should have gone 😔
@mohammadmahdi-eghafouri3222 my favorite band is superchick, they have sad and happy songs. We live is my dad's favorite and he dedicated it to his Dad who had lung cancer 😔 Kari Jobe is great. I love her music for anxiety and praying.
@mohammadmahdi-eghafouri3222 switch foot is great, meant to live and dare you to move always bring me to tears. Just look up "Christian music 2000s Playlist" or even Spotify might show you a better catalogue
The last one is my absolute favourite. I've actually been thinking about it a lot, that event stood put to me since first reading the Bible. I see it as us always being close to our destination, our purpose and as soon as we let God into our hearts and lives He will take us there quickly, a journey that seems impossible (like the disciples in the storm, trying to reach the shore) is a walk in the park with God.
The story of the prophet-obey what God has commanded you regardless of who says something to the contrary. I had not heard this parable.
This video is terrific, thank you!
Yes, all these stories are profound and I remembered them when you mentioned each - I can tell that you are deep in the Scriptures - I always said you have to read them from front to back over and over to get deeper and deeper insight. 🌸Your channel is fascinating. 🌸Thanks be to The Most High.
love the new mascot
Its a great mascot.
There's a 6th story everyone misses. The story of Lot and what the angels did while at his home. When they stretched their hands forth and magically pulled Lot into the house and closed the door behind him. The Bible clearly states that not only were they standing in the middle of the room, NOT next to the door, but that everyone was both astounded and afraid of the seemingly magical act
Miraculous act
I have no idea whether or not this could be reasonably explained away, but I believe one day some months ago God briefly gave me a little bit of super speed.
I had taken longer than usual in the bathroom due to some unpleasant and prolonged bowel movements, and I was going to be ten minutes late to daily Mass. The walk would ordinarily have been about 20 minutes for that distance, about 0.8 miles on hilly terrain.
But I felt called to pray something called the “preparation for mass”, involving St. Ambrose’s prayer, St. Thomas Aquinas’s prayer, a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Formula of Intent. While praying this, I walked at what I felt to be a normal, if slightly rushed, pace. By the grace of God, I made the 20 minute walk in only 11 minutes and arrived less than a minute late to the Mass.
Take this however you will, but I think it’s a pretty cool little glory story 😁 Vivat Jesus!
I knew all these stories, but some I never really thought deeply about--which is why this is an extremely useful video! Thanks, and subscribed.
Meanwhile Joshua with the power of God stopped the sun and moon for a whole day
Joshua 10:12-13
I'm surprised not many subscribed to this amazing channel, considering how important it is to know God and how well done these animations are.
On the story of the young prophet, my mom told me that the old prophet was a fallen one and she thought he just did that to hinder the young boy because he was fallen and upset that the young boy was still being used.
@2:48 The angel just as easily could have been flying above him for David to look up, it doesnt necessitate he was gigantic.
Standing between heaven and earth??👀
@@03Ronneywell yeah if I'm levitating in the sky a description for that could be "stood between the heaven and earth"
They said the angel was standing between heaven and earth
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God bless you man you really make these interesting to me and I appreciate you!
5:19 David Goggins' next challenge.
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I was skeptical about this channel, so I just followed the narrative along in my Bible, and I must say I am really enjoying the perspective. It gives a fresh new insight on many overlooked things. Great job keeping it true to the Bible and informative.
That verse could be interpreted as an angel in mid air standing (kind of like Superman when he's just watching)?
That’s the way I understood it, not as a giant angel.
Bro u just told me what I know but in a different perspective ...Great bro god bless u.
Amazing video! Keep up the fantastic work Bible Animations!!!! Your videos are so interesting and inspiring.
Thank you for this! God bless you
Maybe the prophet story is about the ignorance of the young prophet who followed the old one after being told to do something that didn’t match what God told him to do?
I know a lot of false prophets like to use the "False prophet/Real prophet" story to excuse their false prophecies!
Love this channel, you're content is awesome because it can be enjoyed by beginner Christians or those who've walked with Jesus for a while 😆
Amen praise be to God
Hi I want to tell you that your videos are amazing and have taught me amazing knowledge but can you please make a video on the true day of worship
thanks for this, the only one i ever noticed is the last one when i went 'how did they suddenly reach the shore?' i have read all the rest, but never noticed any of these. i think its because it explains the outcome but we have to realise the only possible way that outcome could of happened. i remember reading 'he went ahead of the chariots' not realising that he would of had to run at a tremendous speed. crazy stories! im sure there are more crazy stories that have happened to people by god in real life! i have heard a few!
The story of the prophet is quite simple and its strange as I was discussing this last weekend.
The young prophet believed the word of a man and not God, the young prophet stayed true to the obedience of God's commands until this points where he then believes the word of man where he should have consulted God first. This is also a cautionary tale which teaches us to beware of the words spoken "over us" or "to us" from people who call themselves prophets. We have to test every word we receive with the spirit and The Lord will confirm this for us, just as with Elijah which He called him 3 times.
On another hand it also stays true to God's Word and promises stating that IF a man is a prophet and speaks on behalf of God no false word or false prophecy will leave his lips and go unpunished. True to God's Character
I read all those 5... I've always been aware of them since my younger years!!!
Look forward to ur uploads really cool channel nice work 👍🏽
Congrats on 100k! God bless you
I would say that it’s hinting at the fact that God is not a God of confusion, and if you’ve been led by God to do one thing, but then someone else says God told them something that contradicts you, then turn to God about it, not man
Immediately in the Bible often is used to indicate urgency or intentionality rather than expediency. It was explained to me as simply how their culture spoke. There's also cultural differences such that the order of events in retellings are often given in order of importance rather than chronologically.
I love your channel my friend May i ask can you do a video of the book of Enoch and paradise lost and also may god bless you 🙏☦️
I think the lord brought me here. Going through dark times rn but I have faith that it will all pass 🙏🏽
Another great vid!
Okay David choosing Divine Punishment has to be one of the most hilarious things I've ever heard!
It's definitely up there in the Top 10!!~
As a guy still studying the bible i found this video amazing and it made my jaw drop
Some of my favorite treasures to find in the Bible are where God shows he has a sense of humor. Truly precious gems they are.
3:50 that rhymed
Praise God and Bless you for the great glorying content
I knew all five!
1: I'm not sure we can go by the language of his position to say that the angel was giant. He could have been, I'm just not sure we can say it with certainty. (Also, angels aren't described as having wings. Cherubim and seraphim have wings, but angels typically just look human, if a bit terrifying.)
2: As soon as you said super speed, I knew exactly what this story was.
3: It seems to be a cautionary tale. Man does what God says, gets tricked to go against Him, hears His justice commanded, dies. One more replay of Genesis 3, and a reminder to "test the spirits".
4: I hadn't made that connection, but it certainly fits. I wonder how many other people A, I, and J blessed?
5: Just one more evidence of Jesus' divinity, and one more pointer at the Spirit's divinity in the connections between this story and the other teleportations.
Love the new mascot, and the channel is brilliant! You're making great things.
The point of the 2 prophets is:
Young Prophet received revelation directly from GOD itself. But the old Prophet use angle (which is inferior to GOD) in
1 King 13:18 "The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an 👉ANGEL👈 said to me by the word of the LORD: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water.'"
Conclusion:
The Young Prophet disobey GOD command, he put GOD below the old Prophet.
Young prophet received revelation or command directly from GOD.
But this old prophet is just simply a human,
To make it simple:
God 🗣️ Young Prophet (Direct from GOD)
GOD 🗣️ Angel 🗣️ Old Prophet 🗣️ Young Prophet (Indirectly from GOD)
Amen . I knew 1,
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I heard of the young n old prophets, but I honestly never head of the other 4 wow... nice job... oh just subbed I enjoyed the complete history of the large video, I can see God has given you a wonderful gift. God bless.
The story about the false prophet really has left my brain puzzled🤔🤔
you can read it yourself. obedience to GOD only not our old men or our wrong fathers 😊
Old prophet & Young Prophet: Sometimes elders allow jealousy of new prophecies of the new age! And use their power to their advantage and at the same time younger generations look up to elders and easily fall for the trap but ultimately… study to show themselves approve and never waiver in your faith! Trust not a soul when it comes to your own salvation and relationship with God!
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I think maybe it’s telling us to be careful with people who claim to have messages from god and they end up in the same place
May I ask what software you use to animate?
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@@bible.animations Alright, thanks!!
1 Kings 13 - teaching us obedience & the consequences of disobedience. Also that God is sovereign and can achieve his objectives by any means
Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior
When I saw the thumping of this video I thought to myself, "this can be only one story in the Bible". I was right! I'm so happy you're taking it to yourself to make this kind of video about stories that rarely get read or preached from the Bible.
I loved this video. Ty
The last one: I thought that the disciples were preoccupied with what had happened and that it was the fog. being the fog, maybe they didn't even notice that they were about to arrive until they arrived. that's how I imagined it all the time. What do you think? Does it make sense?
You have to read the other accounts too and it all comes together the account of mark 6:47 says that the boat was in the middle of the lake meaning they weren’t close to the shore at all and lake Galilee from their leaving point to their destination is about 8 miles long and John 6:19 says they went about 4 miles or 6 kilometers half the distance away
It wouldn’t have been fast rowing or the boat moving at a high speed one because John 6:21 says immediately and some other translations say at once not “really fast”
Matthew 14:33 says when they received him they all worshipped him so no one was rowing the boat when Jesus got in they all worshipped him and Jesus brought the boat to shore with his teleportation power
I suppose it is theoretically possible that several well seasoned fishermen could miscalculate the distance they had travelled by 100%, or that a storm had somehow blown them so far off course without them realizing, but why would that be necessary? If the God who made heaven and earth and even time itself wants to move a dozen humans across a portion of the earth in no time at all I think he can do it.
I dont see what is unbeleivable about the joseph story. That his father would bless the Pharoah?
It’s the fact that a frail old man who had to send his sons to another country to buy food because he didn’t have enough was greater than the king of probably the most powerful nation on earth at the time.
Such a great video! I hope this leads others to read and study gods word.
Oh wow, that third story is DENSE. Buckle up, this gonna be long.
Reading 1 Kings 13, with a little assistance from some commentaries including Guzik, that prophecy about Josiah seems to be for 340 years from the moment he gave it; the fulfillment of which is in 2 Kings 23:15. Not only that, but he went all the way from Judah to Bethel, meaning the Northern Kingdom of Israel had no prophets of its own qualified for this message, and that God's agents don't have to be famous or well-known.
To confirm his message, God accompanied an immediate sign to validate that his prophecies are true, including the splitting of the altar and Jeroboam's hand melting, which also serves to demonstrate just how highly God resents those who bring violence upon his ministers. Jeroboam understands his altars won't help him, and for a moment he tries to find favor with God and his representative for healing, which the prophet is gracious enough to plead for on his behalf. God allowed this for a few reasons: to affirm that God is the one who struck him, he repented of the violence (despite not repenting for the actual sin in question: witchcraft), so that his grace might lead him to repentance or failing that would leave him with no excuse for continued engagement in witchcraft.
Now the recurring theme of God's instructions for the prophet to not eat or drink in Israel and not take the same road back, this is more interesting. At this point, Jeroboam is fully embracing the man as a friend and wants to reward him to divert from his repentance, which he refuses because of God's warning. The old prophet was an indication that not all the godly people had left Israel. "Probably once a prophet of the Lord who had fallen from his steadfastness and yet not so deeply as to lose the knowledge of the true God, and join with Jeroboam with his idolatries." (Clarke) The old prophet offers the unnamed man the same hospitalities Jeroboam had, and the young prophet refused again. The lie the old prophet tells is especially heinous: but the old prophet made God look like a liar and contradicting himself without any purpose. The reference to the angel speaking to him is likely an internal warning to us to not trust everyone who says they were visited by angels and given isolated messages by God that contradict his previous revelation, case in point, Muhammad or Joseph Smith. It could even have been Satan in disguise as an angel of light 2 Corinthians 11:14-15.
The purpose of God limiting the bread and water intake is interesting. Jesus characterizes himself as the bread of life and the living water, so this could perhaps be symbolism for the effect of a Christian not remaining in the word, engaging in healthy prayer life, and otherwise growing complacent in our relationship with the Lord. The young prophet was likely weak from fasting the whole journey, he had respect for his senior prophet, and felt safe in the hands of a fellow man of God who claimed to receive a miraculous message. It's likely he did not appear to be an idolator and offered no reward besides food, so it's no wonder the young prophet trusted the old prophet. Despite this, it was his duty as a man of God to resist it and rely on what the Lord gave him directly, and he should entertain no other word except what comes to him directly with dramatic confirmation by the Lord. God never contradicts himself in his dealings with his servants, so we have a responsibility and assurance to be true to his commands and refuse to be diverted, even by supposed angels from heaven.
Now the prophecy of punishment is given through the prophet of Bethel. Despite his lie, he is still a prophet of the Lord and can hear from him. This was an immensely difficult test, but it was still a tremendous failure: no matter how subtle and innocent the temptation to disobey, he should not have dismissed the first command. The young prophet, being God's own child, was judged far more harshly than Jeroboam, a pagan, was. For a body to lie in the sight of people unburied was a massive humiliation and curse, and an equal disgrace to be buried away from your clan or among strangers. This is to exemplify how God's kingdom works: We expect that the ungodly will receive harsher punishments for their sins, but often God is far more strict in disciplining his own people 1 Peter 4:17. This is primarily because God knows the world cannot be reached if his agents are compromised with the enemy.
1 John 5:16-17 outlines the difference of the sin leading to death vs. the sin that doesn't lead to death. If we take clues from 1 Timothy 2 and Genesis 3 in the Fall of Man account, Eve was deceived and became a sinner, but Adam was not deceived; he sinned with full awareness of his actions. Adam watched God create the garden and its creatures, and more importantly he walked with God directly. Eve had no experience with God directly, and Adam had not even given her a name and thus she had no identity when she was deceived. God could not fault Eve for falling for deception, only that she was told by Adam not to eat of the fruit, which is where her sin led to death. God cared much more Adam failed to cover her; he ate the fruit to share in her fate, but when push came to shove, he threw the blame on her and God himself for his mistake; a sharp contrast to Jesus who took our sin upon himself along with its penalty. This is the sin leading to death, that Adam sinned with full knowledge of his sin, which is why God instructed them to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the first place. Likewise, despite being deceived, the young prophet had commit the sin leading to death.
Now the punishment, the lion was sent to execute judgement, and had restraint to leave his body as a spectacle for the people. The lion ironically had more obedience than the prophet. The old prophet had sympathy for him and went to collect him. How odd it must've been for him to find the young prophet's body and think, "My sin is worse than his." Burying him in his own grave is both a sign of respect and a fulfillment of God's prophecy, and a confirmation from the Lord of the young prophet's prophecy from the beginning of the chapter. This is also an illustration of the death Jesus would die, a humiliating public execution, where everyone who looked upon it would be warned and diverted of the consequences of sin, but in his case those who look would be restored and healed with him in his resurrection.
All things considered, Jeroboam still refused to turn from idolatry. All these signs were wasted on him, and he continued to blur the lines between the offices of king and priest, which is what is understood by a priest of the high places. These stations were designed to be kept segregated to maintain the order of covering and headship of God over Israel, but this elevated the king to the position the High Priest was meant to fill, a perversion of the role Jesus fulfills alone. Jeroboam's actions make him the example of evil for many future kings, as it's literally described of them that they "walked in the way of Jeroboam" doing evil, except for Ahab who was far worse.
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The old profit and young story I feel like mirrors Paul’s journey back to Rome. When other men of the lord were prophesying that Paul would be arrested and killed and urged him not to go. But Paul was following what the lord told him to do and would do nothing other then what the lord told him even if it lead him to his death.
But it just goes to show we must finish the task the lord has given us personally, and if someone comes with a message from the be lord we test those messages by taking them to the Lord
How can I feel what mission God has given my.
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I knew the stories brother but thank you for the refresher.. You rekindled my interest in the Bible's version of Stranger Things. For that my God Bless you.. It's almost 18 years now and I still can't unravel the story of the young prophet and the old prophet ❤❤... I've always felt the one about Jesus appearing on the sea after 3 hours of prayer is a soooooo underated miracle cause many people miss it ❤❤ ❤
Actually I knew 5
The imagery alone from that godzilla angel is what made me subscribe
A lot of people forget when Jesus Christ was being pushed to the edge of the cliff he transformed into mist and went through the crowd and 2 men on the hill next to the cliff saw this and Jesus noticed them notice him so he flashed them over to him and they started to follow Jesus Christ on his journey.
It doesn't say he turned into mist. It says he moved through the crowd without them noticing or touching him.
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As some have mentioned, it is a story about discernment and following God's Word above everything else. The young prophet had more than enough information to know what to do. He was sent to the Northern kingdom of the divided nation of Israel. Jeroboam (first king of the northern kingdom) had basically driven out all the true prophets and priests so that he could institute a false worship of God. Not that it was impossible for there to be an old prophet following the Lord there, but it was very unlikley. God had already given the young prophet his Word, and I'm reminded of what the apostle Paul said in Galatians 1:8, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
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I remember the first time I caught the teleporting instance it had me shouting in excitement
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✝️ The third story reminds me of how God can still use people who have a bad or sinful past to carry out his work on earth (regardless of the doubt or guilt they feel). The death of the young prophet reminds me of how bad or horrible accidents can still happen to the most highly regarded righteous people in your mind. ✝️
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The verse emphasizes the seriousness of obeying God’s commands and how disobedience, even when influenced by others, can lead to consequences. 1 Kings 13:21
Another outstanding miracle that happened that people didnt realise was when he spoke the sermon on the mountain after feeding thousands he was able to preach them without using microphones
The super speed one is quiet interesting please do more of these series it helps me learn
Your animation style is great
I must have missed the young and old prophet one.....the rest I knew, so I learned something, thank you👍
I am certain I’ve seen other stories related to teleportation in the Bible before now, but it’s fascinating to learn about other accounts of supernatural abilities that I don’t notice before.
In interpreting any Scripture, there are multiple "forms" of meaning we can derive from the text. Some say 5, some say 3, others may differ, but two (typological and moral) meanings stick out to me in the story of the 2 prophets.
Starting with moral, it reinforces an admonishment given in the Pentateuch/Law, that of "don't stray to the left or to the right" of what God's commanded. Besides that, there's also a principle we can find in comparing this to both Eden, and the angel, Mary, and Joseph. In the former, the serpent asks Eve "did God really say...?" which is the same question the old prophet implicitly asks in his lie. Both Eve and the young prophet neglect to take a moment to ask God Himself for clarification. In the latter, Joseph doesn't believe Mary until the angel also appears to him, when God makes plans for multiple people, he'll speak clearly to both. Lastly, it's well established that sin, and by extension lying, is bad and leads to death. Something that isn't always clear is that it might not (primarily) lead to your own death. Yes, the young prophet sinned in listening to the old, but the old prophet was not guiltless.
Which leads pretty cleanly into typology. For those who don't know, typology looks at drawing parallels and contrasts between people, often OT characters to Jesus, but also sometimes Satan, sometimes the Father, etc. It's pretty interesting the lines that can be drawn between the young prophet and Jesus. Both die at the hands of wicked Israel, on the side of a road, after riding a donkey, by means of a lie, and are buried not with their fathers, but in a stranger's tomb, and their deaths both bring a previously nonexistent peace. There are also some differences. Jesus didn't go into death unwittingly, but knowingly and willfully, and He gave up His own life, it was not taken from Him. Jesus's death was a result of His obedience, rather than his disobedience. He died for the sins of others, which is both a parallel and contrast, because He himself did not sin. Jesus also healed the crippled in His life. As for the old prophet, it's easy to compare him with Jospeh of Arimethea on one thing: burying someone else in a tomb set up for himself. The lion's interesting, because in killing the prophet it's like Satan, prowling for someone to devour, but in the peace between lion and donkey, it's like both Israel (lion) and the Gentiles (donkey), as well as like God (lion) and man (donkey).
There is probably more than just this, and if anything's unclear I can edit a bunch of parentheses in 😅, or ask questions and I can reply.
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I’m 14 and I love these videos :)
Number 5 was a surprise for sure and it fulfills this psalm
ҦThose who go down to the sea in ships,
Who do business on great waters;
They have seen the works of the Lord,
And His wonders in the deep.
For He spoke and raised a stormy wind,
Which lifted the waves of the sea.
They rose up to the heavens, they went down to the depths;
Their soul melted away in their misery.
They reeled and staggered like a drunken person,
And were at their wits’ end.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brought them out of their distresses.
He caused the storm to be still,
So that the waves of the sea were hushed.
Then they were glad because they were quiet,
So He guided them to their desired harbor.
They shall give thanks to the Lord for His mercy,
And for His wonders to the sons of mankind!
They shall also exalt Him in the congregation of the people,
And praise Him at the seat of the elders.”
Psalms 107:23-32 NASB2020
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Please always add the scriptures like you used to, it means a lot
Here’s all the verses.
1. A giant angel destroying Jerusalem:
• 2 Samuel 24:15-17: This passage recounts the time when God sent a plague upon Israel, and an angel was about to destroy Jerusalem. David saw the angel and pleaded with God to stop the destruction.
• “So the LORD sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’ The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” (vv. 15-16)
• 1 Chronicles 21:15-16: Another account of the same event where the angel was standing over Jerusalem with a sword drawn, ready to destroy the city.
• “And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying the people, ‘Enough! Withdraw your hand.’ The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” (v. 15)
2. Elijah having super speed:
• 1 Kings 18:45-46: After Elijah’s encounter with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, he runs ahead of King Ahab’s chariot from Mount Carmel to Jezreel, a distance of about 20 miles. This is often considered an example of Elijah’s supernatural speed.
• “Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. The power of the LORD came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.” (vv. 45-46)
3. The young prophet:
• This could refer to 1 Kings 13, where a young prophet from Judah is sent by God to Bethel to prophesy against the altar there. He demonstrates the power of God’s word but later disobeys God and is killed by a lion.
• “By the word of the LORD, a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.” (v. 1)
4. Jacob blessing the Pharaoh:
• Genesis 47:7-10: Jacob blesses Pharaoh when he meets him in Egypt, a rare moment of a patriarch of Israel blessing a ruler of Egypt.
• “Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh, Pharaoh asked him, ‘How old are you?’ And Jacob said to Pharaoh, ‘The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers.’ Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.” (vv. 7-10)
5. Jesus supposedly teleporting:
• John 6:16-21: After Jesus feeds the 5,000, He walks on water toward His disciples, and after He gets into the boat, they immediately arrive at their destination, which is interpreted by some as a form of miraculous teleportation.
• “Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.” (v. 21)
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9:34 this story highlights the difference between doing what you know God told you to do or doing something that someone else said God told you to do. Kinda like a mirror image of The Fall of Man in Eden. The young prophet had to decide whether to believe God's own words, or the words of another claiming to have heard from God.