\nThen he said to the man of God, \u201cCome home with me and eat some food.\u201d
\n\u201cNo, I cannot,\u201d he replied. \u201cI am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. For the LORD gave me this command: \u2018You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not return to Judah by the same way you came.\u2019\u201d
\nBut the old prophet answered, \u201cI am a prophet, too, just as you are. And an angel gave me this command from the LORD: \u2018Bring him home with you so he can have something to eat and drink.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 But the old man was lying to him. So they went back together, and the man of God ate and drank at the prophet\u2019s home. Then while they were sitting at the table, a command from the LORD came to the old prophet. He cried out to the man of God from Judah, \u201cThis is what the LORD says: You have defied the word of the LORD and have disobeyed the command the LORD your God gave you. You came back to this place and ate and drank where he told you not to eat or drink. Because of this, your body will not be buried in the grave of your ancestors.\u201d\u00a0 After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the old prophet saddled his own donkey for him, and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.<\/p>\n
This is a difficult chapter to read.\u00a0 The prophet was a good man, and apparently a faithful servant of God.\u00a0 But his disobedience resulted in death.\u00a0 To whom much is given, much is required.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Then he said to the man of God, \u201cCome home with me and eat some food.\u201d \u201cNo, I cannot,\u201d he replied. \u201cI am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place. For the LORD gave me this command: \u2018You must not eat or drink anything while you are there, and do not … <\/p>\n