Reading for July 26th

Read 1 Kings 13.1-10
In 13.1-10: The oracle against the altar at Bethel.
The prophetic legend in this chapter is probably inserted here as the completion of the Deuteronomistic History.
Its setting, however, is Jeroboam's ascent to the altar at Bethel, apparently at its dedication (see 12.33).
In verse 2; This story probably arose after the time of Josiah (640-609 BCE), who is credited with destroying the shrine at Bethel (2 Kings 23.15-18), some 300 years after Jeroboam.
In verse 3: Sign here implies an unusual or miraculous occurrence.
It looks ahead to v. 5, though it is not clear there how the altar was torn down.
In verse 4: Jeroboam's withered hand or arm is miraculous, but it is not called a sign.
In verse 9: Eating and drinking at Bethel would have indicated approval of the shrine there.
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