Bible Commentary

But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which [the LORD] did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulcher of thy fathers. 22. the Lord did say to thee ] There is no need for the italics … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:22”

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, 21. as thou hast disobeyed ] The expression is precisely the same as in 1Ki … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:21”

And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: 20. as they sat at the table ] They were having a proper meal. The expression ‘to eat bread and to drink water’ signifies ‘to take food and drink’ and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:20”

So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 19. So he went back with him ] The LXX., by reading slightly different vowel points, renders ‘So he turned him back’. Josephus thinks these things were from God as in the case of the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:19”

He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spoke 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. 18. He said unto him ] The Hebrew has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:18”

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. For it was said to me by the word of the Lord,…. By the angel that was sent to him, who gave him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:17”

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: 16. in this place ] The prophet had not gone far from Bethel before he sat down to rest. The events of the day had been such as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:16”

Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. Then said he unto him, come home with me, and eat bread. In which invitation no doubt he was hearty, and might have no ill design in it, only to have some conversation with him, as being a good man, and a prophet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:15”

And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, [Art] thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I [am]. 14. under an oak ] The tree named in the Hebrew is probably the terebinth. The noun has the article in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:14”

And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, And he said unto his sons, saddle me the ass,…. Which he used to ride on; intimating he had a mind to ride after him, and overtake him, as he might reasonably think he might, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 13:13”