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He said to him, I also am a prophet as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the word of Yahweh, saying, Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied to him.
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Deception in Holy Clothes
Commentators warn that believers are often most vulnerable to deception when it comes from those who appear spiritual. The old prophet used the language of faith—'I am a prophet... an angel spoke to me'—to tell a lie. This serves as a caution to always test claims against God's clear commands, no matter how plausible or 'holy' the source may seem.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But he lied to him - It is always to be remembered that the prophetic gift might coexist with various degrees of moral imperfection in the p…
19th Century
Anglican
An angel spoke to me. —The lie was gross, and ought to have been obvious to one who had received a plain command, and must have kn…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to him. That is, the old prophet said to the man of God.
I am a prophet also as you are
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The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest …
