Thank God for your channel! It has been a blessing, but particularly in this chapter! I am grateful that people are still following God's call to share His Word!
So true that is easy to recognize the evil of those who are clearly deceived by power or idolatry but much more difficult to see deception from those who claim to be brothers(churchian). We must stay true to what the Lord himself instructs until we are released by him and not take the word of those claiming to speak for him.
This is such a good and concise study, it's specially helpful as it is in parts and not one huge thing, it is a lot easier to assimilate the Bible this way. That passage about the Young Prophet and the Old one, the only think I can think of is that once the Old Prophet realised his mistake in tricking the Younger one, he was overcome with guilt and remorse specially as God said that the Younger prophet would not be buried with his own family, so the Older one placed the Younger ones body in his family tomb, I might be wrong but that's the only explanation I have.
I have pondered over this passage for quite some time. I certainly believe that the application here is, when we are doing great things for God, it is clear that God is working through us be careful, who we listen to, the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, and when he does, he is the accuser of the brethren. When I know what God has told me to do be bold and keep doing it, don’t let anybody throw me off track. when God has clearly shown me what to do, my confidence is in his sure word . Be discerning when someone comes with seeming good intentions, stick with what I know God has told me to do.
I just had a thought… why did the lion just stay with the man and not eat him up? Isn’t a lion sometimes referenced the same attributes? (If that’s the word) Like God? 🦁 maybe the old prophet confirmed through watching the lion that he felt yeah? Responsible? Or guilty? For the death of this young prophet. I mean I’m still shocked that the lion just stayed there with the body.
That was one of my questions too. I think this just proved that it is God who made this happen, that the lion not eating his body means he still have a body that can be buried (v22) and what the man of God was saying is true (v32) The man of God is young and the old prophet is doubtful of the young man's prophecy against Jeroboam and the altar in Bethel and all the shrines on the high places if it will really come true. This motivated the old prophet to do what he has done to the man of God.
I think that this was a “Judas” situation. The older prophet was tempted by the enemy and he lied to the younger prophet which resulted in his death of the younger prophet. The devil lies, kills and destroy, ESPECIALLY children of God. The older prophet realized his sin and it was too late. Both sides contributed to their own downfall. Both prophets disobeyed God. Which is why we need to stay grounded, and rooted in God’s words and truth. Flee from temptation, be sober-minded and alert. If the Lord gives us commands we are supposed to follow it. The devil will pull every last trick in the book for us to be lead astray, that includes using other Christians, anyone or anything.
I think the man was just trying to prank him and not actually kill him. Little did he know he did indeed kill him and feel doom come upon himself as well :( burying the body in his own tomb was his way of being blessed and avoiding the doom of going the wrong direction (Hell) in the afterlife.
Good morning Luke I have been tuned into your studies every day now for about 6 months. Thank you! Some of the studies do not have a video component - will they be added in the future. Also will you be adding 2 Kings sometime soon. In your Kings 1 section there are only 4 chapters shown on the opening page, however I was able to scroll to the bottom of 4 and advanve to 5 and so on to chapter 15 but no further. Can this be rectified? Thank you again CHEERS Rusco Dunstan Queensland Australia
It seems as if the older prophet, who was indeed a true prophet, and his sons, were stuck or confined to wherever they lived and couldn’t leave for whatever reason. They were surrounded by many false prophets and priests during that time, until another true man of God ( the you her prophet) came along and spoke the Word of the LORD, and God vindicated it ( proved it was from the LORD) by bringing it to pass. When the older prophet heard of this, and found out the younger man of God left, he desired for him to stay, despite being told that the LORD was against him doing that. He wanted to be in the company of another TRUE man of God, so he, with selfish ambition, lied. The younger prophet did not consult the LORD, and forsook what the LORD had actually spoken, perhaps recognizing or previously knowing somehow, that the older prophet was a true man of God. The BIG problem is gifts and callings are without repentance. No doubt, the older man was indeed a prophet, however, we are not supposed to follow gifts. We’re supposed to have discernment, which only comes by knowing the word of the LORD and prayer ( being in constant fellowship with Him), to know if something is His will or not. The younger prophet followed the gift, not the giver. Or maybe he was hungry and once he realized it was a man of God, he took him up on the offer, forsaking the LORD’S word. In Galatians 1:8, Paul said, “ 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.” We have to stick with the WORD of the LORD, not a MAN of GIFT of the LORD! I appreciate this video and the PDF!
The older prophet wanted to confirm if the younger prophet really heard from God and is a true prophet and also whether what he said will come to pass. However, what is really sad is why did God not punish this Old prophet? He deceived the younger prophet. He is so evil! And then he has the audacity to mourn after causing his death
I thought his “mourning” was for show I wasn’t convinced that he was actually sad when I read it but still so many questions for why?? Was it some form of witchcraft? Idkkk 😭 His request to buried in the same place was so weirddddd
Was it a test of the younger prophet? The younger prophet believed a man over God. He didn't even question it. He didn't pray over it or ask the older prophet questions. And then, the older prophet realized he was the cause of the younger prophet's death. That's a heavy burdern. I want to know the symbolism of the Lion not eating the body, but standing guard over it. And there wasn't a battle between the Lion and the Donkey? There's definitely more to this example than we know.
I feel like saying in the last two verses that “even after all that Jereboam kept sinning” it implied not only was the word from the man a message but what happened to him when he was lied to a message for jereboam
Thank God for your channel! It has been a blessing, but particularly in this chapter! I am grateful that people are still following God's call to share His Word!
So true that is easy to recognize the evil of those who are clearly deceived by power or idolatry but much more difficult to see deception from those who claim to be brothers(churchian). We must stay true to what the Lord himself instructs until we are released by him and not take the word of those claiming to speak for him.
This is such a good and concise study, it's specially helpful as it is in parts and not one huge thing, it is a lot easier to assimilate the Bible this way. That passage about the Young Prophet and the Old one, the only think I can think of is that once the Old Prophet realised his mistake in tricking the Younger one, he was overcome with guilt and remorse specially as God said that the Younger prophet would not be buried with his own family, so the Older one placed the Younger ones body in his family tomb, I might be wrong but that's the only explanation I have.
I have pondered over this passage for quite some time. I certainly believe that the application here is, when we are doing great things for God, it is clear that God is working through us be careful, who we listen to, the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, and when he does, he is the accuser of the brethren. When I know what God has told me to do be bold and keep doing it, don’t let anybody throw me off track. when God has clearly shown me what to do, my confidence is in his sure word . Be discerning when someone comes with seeming good intentions, stick with what I know God has told me to do.
While believers cannot be demon possessed, they can however be harassed or influenced by a demon.
I was so confused! I even read it over and over to make sure I wasnt missing anything. lol Thank you for your Bible Study guide 🙏🏼
I just had a thought… why did the lion just stay with the man and not eat him up? Isn’t a lion sometimes referenced the same attributes? (If that’s the word) Like God? 🦁 maybe the old prophet confirmed through watching the lion that he felt yeah? Responsible? Or guilty? For the death of this young prophet. I mean I’m still shocked that the lion just stayed there with the body.
That was one of my questions too. I think this just proved that it is God who made this happen, that the lion not eating his body means he still have a body that can be buried (v22) and what the man of God was saying is true (v32)
The man of God is young and the old prophet is doubtful of the young man's prophecy against Jeroboam and the altar in Bethel and all the shrines on the high places if it will really come true. This motivated the old prophet to do what he has done to the man of God.
Thank you
God bless
I think that this was a “Judas” situation. The older prophet was tempted by the enemy and he lied to the younger prophet which resulted in his death of the younger prophet. The devil lies, kills and destroy, ESPECIALLY children of God. The older prophet realized his sin and it was too late. Both sides contributed to their own downfall. Both prophets disobeyed God. Which is why we need to stay grounded, and rooted in God’s words and truth. Flee from temptation, be sober-minded and alert. If the Lord gives us commands we are supposed to follow it. The devil will pull every last trick in the book for us to be lead astray, that includes using other Christians, anyone or anything.
he really does hate our guts
Thanks for the video, am starting to wonder if the young prophet was an angel of the Lord…
The older prophet probably felt guilty? And wanted to pay respect to the younger prophet …. I don’t know
I think the man was just trying to prank him and not actually kill him. Little did he know he did indeed kill him and feel doom come upon himself as well :( burying the body in his own tomb was his way of being blessed and avoiding the doom of going the wrong direction (Hell) in the afterlife.
Good morning Luke
I have been tuned into your studies every day now for about 6 months. Thank you!
Some of the studies do not have a video component - will they be added in the future. Also will you be adding 2 Kings sometime soon.
In your Kings 1 section there are only 4 chapters shown on the opening page, however I was able to scroll to the bottom of 4 and advanve to 5 and so on to chapter 15 but no further. Can this be rectified?
Thank you again
CHEERS
Rusco Dunstan
Queensland
Australia
It seems as if the older prophet, who was indeed a true prophet, and his sons, were stuck or confined to wherever they lived and couldn’t leave for whatever reason. They were surrounded by many false prophets and priests during that time, until another true man of God ( the you her prophet) came along and spoke the Word of the LORD, and God vindicated it ( proved it was from the LORD) by bringing it to pass.
When the older prophet heard of this, and found out the younger man of God left, he desired for him to stay, despite being told that the LORD was against him doing that. He wanted to be in the company of another TRUE man of God, so he, with selfish ambition, lied. The younger prophet did not consult the LORD, and forsook what the LORD had actually spoken, perhaps recognizing or previously knowing somehow, that the older prophet was a true man of God.
The BIG problem is gifts and callings are without repentance. No doubt, the older man was indeed a prophet, however, we are not supposed to follow gifts. We’re supposed to have discernment, which only comes by knowing the word of the LORD and prayer ( being in constant fellowship with Him), to know if something is His will or not. The younger prophet followed the gift, not the giver.
Or maybe he was hungry and once he realized it was a man of God, he took him up on the offer, forsaking the LORD’S word.
In Galatians 1:8, Paul said, “ 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.” We have to stick with the WORD of the LORD, not a MAN of GIFT of the LORD!
I appreciate this video and the PDF!
The older prophet wanted to confirm if the younger prophet really heard from God and is a true prophet and also whether what he said will come to pass. However, what is really sad is why did God not punish this Old prophet? He deceived the younger prophet. He is so evil! And then he has the audacity to mourn after causing his death
I think that's why he had guilt after knowing this that motivated him to do what he has done to the younger prophet's body.
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I thought his “mourning” was for show I wasn’t convinced that he was actually sad when I read it but still so many questions for why?? Was it some form of witchcraft? Idkkk 😭 His request to buried in the same place was so weirddddd
Was it a test of the younger prophet? The younger prophet believed a man over God. He didn't even question it. He didn't pray over it or ask the older prophet questions. And then, the older prophet realized he was the cause of the younger prophet's death. That's a heavy burdern. I want to know the symbolism of the Lion not eating the body, but standing guard over it. And there wasn't a battle between the Lion and the Donkey? There's definitely more to this example than we know.
Exactly what I was thinking!
I feel like saying in the last two verses that “even after all that Jereboam kept sinning” it implied not only was the word from the man a message but what happened to him when he was lied to a message for jereboam
I don't get what you're saying. Can you better explain to me what do you mean by this?
I,m not understand, infact this passage is confused
Why
God bless