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1 Reyes 13:2

Listen to 1 Reyes 13:2
2 Luego, por mandato del Señor
, el hombre de Dios gritó: «¡Oh altar, altar! Esto dice el Señor
: “En la dinastía de David nacerá un niño llamado Josías, quien sacrificará sobre ti a los sacerdotes de los santuarios paganos que vienen aquí a quemar incienso, y sobre ti se quemarán huesos humanos”».

1 Reyes 13:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 13:2

And he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord
By his order and command:

and said, O altar, altar;
addressing himself not to Jeroboam, but the altar, thereby reproving his stupidity, the altar being as ready to hear as he; and because that was what moved the indignation of the Lord; and the word is repeated, to show the vehemency of the prophet's spirit, and his zeal against it; though the Jews commonly say it respects both altars, that at Dan, as well as this at Bethel:

thus saith the Lord, a child shall be born unto the house of David,
Josiah by name;
who was not born until three hundred years after this, according to the Jewish writers F1: but it is generally reckoned to be more, even three hundred and fifty or three hundred and sixty years; this is a clear proof of the prescience, predetermination, and providence of God with respect to future events, contingent ones, such as depend upon the will of men; for what more so than giving a name to a child?

upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn
incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee;
all which was fulfilled by Josiah, ( 2 Kings 23:15 2 Kings 23:16 2 Kings 23:20 ) , it may be read, "the bones of a man", which the Jews understand of Jeroboam; but may only signify that, instead of the bones of beasts, which were burnt on it, the bones of men should be burnt, and even of the priests themselves; a glaring proof this of the truth of prophecy, and of divine revelation.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Pirke Eliezer, c. 17.
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1 Reyes 13:2 In-Context

1 Un profeta denuncia a Jeroboam
Por mandato del Señor
, un hombre de Dios de la región de Judá fue a Betel y llegó en el momento que Jeroboam se acercaba al altar para quemar incienso.
2 Luego, por mandato del Señor
, el hombre de Dios gritó: «¡Oh altar, altar! Esto dice el Señor
: “En la dinastía de David nacerá un niño llamado Josías, quien sacrificará sobre ti a los sacerdotes de los santuarios paganos que vienen aquí a quemar incienso, y sobre ti se quemarán huesos humanos”».
3 Ese mismo día, el hombre de Dios dio una señal para demostrar que su mensaje era verdadero y dijo: «El Señor
ha prometido dar una señal: este altar se partirá en dos, y sus cenizas se derramarán en el suelo».
4 Cuando Jeroboam oyó al hombre de Dios hablar contra el altar de Betel, el rey lo señaló con el dedo y gritó: «¡Detengan a ese hombre!»; pero al instante, la mano del rey se paralizó en esa posición, y no podía moverla.
5 En ese mismo momento, se produjo una enorme grieta en el altar y las cenizas se desparramaron, tal como el hombre de Dios había predicho en el mensaje que recibió del Señor
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