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A Puzzling Hospitality
Commentators note the strange sequence of events. After the old prophet delivered a prophecy of doom upon the man of God from Judah, they finished their meal together. The old prophet then saddled an ass for the man he had just condemned. This highlights a complex and perhaps guilt-ridden act of hospitality, providing for a journey that he knew would end in tragedy.
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 13:23
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk. That is, had finished the meal; for he had begun t…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 13:23–34
17th Century
Minister
God is displeased with the sins of His own people, and no one shall be protected in disobedience by their office, their nearness to God, or any ser…