(1 Kings 13:1-32)<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. Shortly after the death of Solomon the kingdom of Israel was divided<\/p>\n
1. Jeroboam … Israel<\/p>\n
2. Rehoboam … Judah<\/p>\n
a. Followed bad advice<\/p>\n
b. Partly responsible for the division<\/p>\n
B. Jeroboam institutes false worship<\/p>\n
1. 1 Kings 12:25-30<\/p>\n
2. He wanted the people to forget Jerusalem<\/p>\n
3. He wanted to make things easy for them<\/p>\n
C. Soon after this a young prophet from Judah was directed by God to deliver a prophecy against Jeroboam’s altar<\/p>\n
1. 1 Kings 13:1-3<\/p>\n
2. This was literally and precisely fulfilled 330 years later<\/p>\n
3. The fulfillment is seen in 2 Kings 23:15-20<\/p>\n
D. Jeroboam was upset that the young prophet was there to cause him trouble<\/p>\n
1. 1 Kings 13:4<\/p>\n
2. To get rid of him, Jeroboam tried force, but the Lord was with the young prophet<\/p>\n
3. Jeroboam next offers him money… 1 Kings 13:7<\/p>\n
E. But the young prophet understood the Lord’s command<\/p>\n
1. 1 Kings 13:8-10<\/p>\n
2. God said do not stay in Bethel — they had turned from God in that place<\/p>\n
3. God wanted His faithful remain so — so He says have no fellowship with them<\/p>\n
4. This is a New Testament principal… 1 Corinthians 5:11<\/p>\n
F. The terrible seduction (1 Kgs. 13:11-19)<\/p>\n
1. The young prophet resisted the invitations of Jeroboam, and was on his way home by a different route<\/p>\n
2. An old prophet had heard about the young prophet and went out to see him<\/p>\n
a. 1 Kings 13:15-18<\/p>\n
b. The old prophet lied<\/p>\n
c. So the young prophet went with the old prophet<\/p>\n
G. The Punishment announced<\/p>\n
1. 1 Kings 13:20-22<\/p>\n
2. The old prophet at this time did speak for God<\/p>\n
3. The old prophet prophesied that the young prophet would never make it home<\/p>\n
4. The young prophet was killed by a lion (1 Kgs. 13:29-32)<\/p>\n
H. Let us now consider some valuable lessons<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
A. The people of Israel first saw the sign of the prophet, then they saw the prophet as a sign (vs. 2-3, 29)<\/p>\n
1. Can you imagine the wonder that the people must have felt in seeing the prophet being led into the city — dead — on a donkey?<\/p>\n
2. They needed to understand that this man, even though he was a man of God, had to pay the penalty for his disobedience<\/p>\n
3. But did they learn the lesson? — 1 Kings 13:33-34<\/p>\n
4. The wise man will learn from the mistakes of others — he will not feel he has to make all the mistakes himself<\/p>\n
5. There is nothing wise in learning the hard way<\/p>\n
B. If Satan can’t get you one way — he’ll try another (vs. 4, 7, 28)<\/p>\n
1. Satan’s tactics with the young prophet:<\/p>\n
a. He tried force<\/p>\n
b. He tried friendliness and money<\/p>\n
c. He used a prophet<\/p>\n
2. Satan is versatile in his temptations:<\/p>\n
a. Ephesians 6:10-11 … “wiles” = deceit, trickery<\/p>\n
b. 2 Corinthians 2:11 … has evil purposes and desires<\/p>\n
c. 2 Corinthians 11:3 … cunningly tries to corrupt<\/p>\n
d. 2 Thessalonians 2:9 … tries to impress us — lies<\/p>\n
e. Revelation 12:9 … he deceives<\/p>\n
C. Just because someone says something doesn’t make it so<\/p>\n
1. Many today claim to be speaking the word of God<\/p>\n
a. Are you listen to some, all, or none?<\/p>\n
b. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15<\/p>\n
1) Today many are trying to make you think they are something which they are not<\/p>\n
2) They lie!<\/p>\n
c. The young prophet took the word of the old prophet without checking into it<\/p>\n
d. “Trust not in lying words” (Jer. 7:4)<\/p>\n
e. Will we be so gullible?<\/p>\n
2. We must be careful to believe only the truth<\/p>\n
a. 1 Thessalonians 5:21<\/p>\n
b. Acts 17:11<\/p>\n
c. 1 John 4:1<\/p>\n
d. Galatians 1:6-10<\/p>\n
D. A man must remain faithful<\/p>\n
1. The young prophet started out great<\/p>\n
a. Resisted force<\/p>\n
b. Resisted money<\/p>\n
2. But he dropped his guard<\/p>\n
3. Remaining faithful is a constant battle<\/p>\n
a. Revelation 2:10<\/p>\n
b. Galatians 5:7<\/p>\n
c. Matthew 10:22<\/p>\n
E. The old prophet was where God told the young prophet not to stay<\/p>\n
1. Have you ever wondered what possessed the old prophet to lie like he did?<\/p>\n
2. Could it be that where he lived had begin to wear off on him?<\/p>\n
3. In some places and with some people is found great evil<\/p>\n
a. To the Pergamos was said… Revelation 2:13<\/p>\n
b. Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom (Gen. 13:12-13)<\/p>\n
c. 1 Corinthians 15:33<\/p>\n
4. Be careful where you are and with whom you associate<\/p>\n
F. The deadliness of the tongue<\/p>\n
1. It was actually the tongue of the old prophet, not the lion, that killed the young prophet<\/p>\n
2. The old prophet told a lie, he used his tongue for evil purposes<\/p>\n
3. The Bible has much to say about the tongue, here is a sampling:<\/p>\n
a. Open grave (Psa. 5:9)<\/p>\n
b. Sharp razor (Psa. 52:2)<\/p>\n
c. Sharp sword (Psa. 57:4)<\/p>\n
d. Arrow (Psa. 64:3)<\/p>\n
e. Burning fire (Pro. 16:27)<\/p>\n
f. Bit in a horse’s mouth (Jam. 3:3)<\/p>\n
g. Ship’s rudder (Jam. 3:4)<\/p>\n
h. Untamable wild beast (Jam. 3:7-8)<\/p>\n
i. Deadly poison (Jam. 3:8)<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
Will you learn the lessons of the young prophet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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