When the Lord spoke to me, he told me not to eat or drink there or go back on the road I took to get there.”
A man of God from Judah had come to Bethel. When he arrived, Jeroboam was standing at the altar to offer a sacrifice.
The man of God told the king, “Even if you gave me half of your palace, I would never go with you to eat or drink there.
A disciple of the prophets spoke to a friend as the Lord’s word had told him. ⌞The disciple said,⌟ “Punch me,” but the man refused to punch him.
We are telling you what the Lord taught. We who are still alive when the Lord comes will not go ⌞into his kingdom⌟ ahead of those who have already died.