Read 1 Kings 13.20-34
In verses 20-25: The harsh judgement is meant to teach a lesson.
The young man of God should have obeyed the Lord rather than trusting another prophet.
In verses 31-32: The oracle is fulfilled in the purge of Josiah (2 Kings 23.15-18), who saves the bones of the old prophet.
The reference to the cities of Samaria can be no earlier that 721 BCE, when Israel was annexed by the Assyrians and turned into an Assyrian province.
In verses 33-34: After the prophetic legend,the narrative returns to the topic of Jeroboam's apostasy.
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