1 A man of God came from Judah to Bethel because God told him to go. King Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn on it. ♂️➡️️⛪ 2 The man of God cried to the altar, “Altar, listen! A boy named Josiah will come. He will stop bad priests. He will burn bones here.” ️⛪⚠️ 3 He said, “Here is a sign: the altar will break, and the ash will pour out.” ✋⛪⬇️ 4 The king heard and pointed, “Grab him!” His hand became stiff. He could not pull it back. ️✋ 5 The altar broke, and ash poured out, just like the man of God said. ⛪⬇️ 6 The king said, “Please pray to God for me.” The man prayed, and the king’s hand was well again. ✋✨ 7 The king said, “Come eat with me. I will give you a gift.” 8 The man of God said, “I will not go with you. I will not eat or drink here.” 9 “God told me, Do not eat. Do not drink. Do not go back the same way.” ️↩️ 10 So the man of God left by a new way. ♂️➡️️ 11 An old prophet lived in Bethel. His sons told him what the man did and said. ️ 12 He asked, “Which way did he go?” The sons showed the way. ️ 13 He said, “Get the donkey for me.” They got it, and he rode on it. ♂️➡️ 14 He found the man of God under a big tree. He said, “Are you the man from Judah?” He said, “Yes.” 15 The old man said, “Come home with me and eat.” 16 The man of God said, “I cannot go with you. I cannot eat or drink here.” ♂️ 17 “God told me, Do not eat. Do not drink. Do not go back the same way.” ️↩️ 18 The old man said, “I am a prophet too. An angel told me you can come back and eat.” But he lied. ️↩️❌ 19 So the man of God went back with him. He ate and drank in his house. ♂️↩️ 20 As they sat at the table, God gave a word to the old man. ️✨ 21 The old man said to the man of God, “God says, You did not listen to Me.” ️⚠️❌ 22 “You ate and drank where I said no. You will not be buried at your home.” ❌ 23 After he ate and drank, the old man got the donkey for him. ️ 24 On the road, a lion met the man of God and killed him. His body lay on the road. The donkey and the lion stood by it. ️⚔️♂️❌ 25 People saw the body and the lion by it. They told it in the city. ️️ 26 The old man heard and said, “It is the man of God. He did not listen to God. So the lion hit him.” ️⚠️ 27 He said to his sons, “Get the donkey for me.” 28 He found the body in the road. The donkey and lion still stood there. The lion did not eat the body or the donkey. ️♂️❌⏸️ 29 The old man picked up the body, put it on the donkey, and took it back. He came to the city to cry and to bury him. ↩️️ 30 He put the body in his own grave. He cried and said, “Oh my brother!” 31 After he buried him, he told his sons, “When I die, put me by him. Put my bones by his bones.” ️ 32 “What he said about the altar and the bad hill places will come true, in Bethel and in the towns in Samaria.” ⛪⚠️⛰️️ 33 King Jeroboam still did not stop doing bad. He made many people priests for the bad hill places. ⛰️➕ 34 This bad thing would hurt the king’s family. One day it would end his family. ⚠️⛔