“Now a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor by the word of the Lord, Strike me, please. And the man refused to strike him. Then he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, surely, as soon as you depart from me, a lion shall kill you. And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.”
This is certainly a very difficult verse to understand. But, if nothing else, this verse underscores the fact that the LORD puts a high premium on obedience.
