1 Kings 13:7-10 Fellowship With His Idolatry!

 “Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.” But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. For so it was commanded me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’ ” So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel.” ‭‭I Kings‬ ‭13‬:‭7‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. I will give you a reward: Jeroboam quickly - and naturally, given the circumstances – embraced the man of God as a friend. He wanted to refresh and reward him, without any repentance from the sin the man of God had denounced.

b. If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place: The man of God refused the invitation, based on a prior warning from God. To accept Jeroboam’s invitation would demonstrate fellowship with his idolatry. (Guzik)

Fellowship With His Idolatry!

This comment reminds me of a popular song from 1970, "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)"!

I recall in my high school years I was invited to a Bible study at a house down the street and I told my mother about it. She said I shouldn’t go to that house, but I explained it was only a Bible study and went anyway. It was at a time when Chuck Smith started Calvary Chapel and proclaiming Jesus to the hippies. I believe that the second time I went there they started smoking pot so I left. I should have heeded my mother’s warning like the man of God and refused the invitation to fellowship with his idolatry!

Did your mother ever give you a warning that you refused to follow?

Blessings