1 Kings - Chapter-13

Chapter Summary

Warning of punishment for idolatry. Disobedience and death of the prophet.

Compare verse 2 with 2 Kings 23:15-16. What is the connection and why do you think verse 2 is included in this chapter? What does it teach us about God and how is this still relevant today?
Do you think the prophet was justified in deceiving the other prophet? Discuss the evidence for both options. Was God using the situation and if so what was the purpose?
What do we learn about obedience from verse 21? What area of your life do you think this verse could speak to?
What examples can you think of where people deceive believers to stray from God's will today? How can believers guard against this?
This passage shows that even leaders like prophets are subject to God and are liable to fall. What practices can leaders today employ to apply this concept?
In verses 33-34, why do you think Jeroboam acts in the way that he does? What do we learn about sin and how is this a warning to us?
Why do you think God warned Jeroboam, knowing that he wouldn't obey? How does this affect the way we view the goal of preaching and teaching today?
In verse 4, we see a man of God being persecuted. What other examples of this in the Bible can you think of? How does this shape our expectations of a life devoted to God today?
What does the prophecy in verse 2 teach us about God's knowledge and power in making predictions? How does this help our faith and hope in him?
What does verse 4 teach us about God's protection of his prophets? How does God protect the people of God today?

Warning, v. 2.

God, Jeroboam, disobedient prophet, lying prophet.

4, 8.