Date: May 9th, 2023
Source: Bible New International Version
1 Kings ; Chapter 13 Verse 7-10
The Man of God From Judah
The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
8 But the man of God answered the king, “Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here. 9 For I was commanded by the word of the Lord: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’” 10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.
خدا کا بیت ایل کے خلاف کہنا
7 تب بادشاہ نے خدا کے آدمی سے کہا ، “براہ کرم میرے ساتھ گھر آؤ اور میرے ساتھ کھانا کھا ؤ میں تمہیں تحفہ دونگا۔”
8 لیکن خدا کے آدمی نے بادشاہ کو کہا ، “میں تمہارے ساتھ گھر نہیں جاؤنگا۔ اگر تم مجھے اپنی آدھی بادشاہت بھی دے دو تو بھی نہیں جاؤنگا۔ میں کوئی چیز اس جگہ پر نہ کھاؤنگا اور نہ پیوں گا۔ 9 خدا وند نے مجھے حکم دیا ہے کہ کوئی چیز نہ کھاؤ ں نہ پیوں اور خدا وند نے مجھے یہ بھی حکم دیا ہے کہ میں نے اس سڑک پر جسے میں آتے وقت استعمال کیا تھا اس پر سفر نہ کروں۔” 10 اس لئے وہ الگ سڑک پر سفر کیا۔ اس نے اسی سڑک پر سفر نہیں کیا جو اس نے بیت ایل آنے کے لئے استعمال کیا تھا۔
My point of view about above verses
A man of God cried that Lord says a son named Josiah will be born to house of David – he will sacrifice high priests and human bones on altar – this will happen - sign is that the altar will split apart and ashes on it will be poured out
When king on hearing from man of God that the altar will split he stretch his hand to seize the man of God – his hand freeze and he can’t pull it back so he asked man of God to intercede with the Lord and he interceded & his hand restored – however altar split apart
King offered man of God to come and eat with him but he said God has commanded me to not eat or drink or return by the way you came so he took another road to return to Bethel
God speaks through His people - and acts on spot to prove His point - question is are we attentive to see or understand his signs and ready to obey Him
May God give us wisdom to understand Him through His Word as He speaks with us through this - and apply it in our lives to have a blissful life on earth
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