The Lord spoke to a prophet telling him to travel to a sertan location and fast for 3-days. On his way another prophet met him and tricked him into eating food when God had told him not to. After this a lion met that prophet and gobled him up. Thats not exactly how it went but close. Why did he do it?
2007-03-05 06:41:05 · 10 answers · asked by chucky 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The moral of the story is... Prophets are fallible. The trickster and the tricked were both tested and both failed.
Therefore, based on this story alone, one can conclude that contradictions and mistakes in the bible is possible, not because the teaching was imperfect, but that the prophet that was inspired or who wrote it is.
2007-03-05 06:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tenzin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems that the other prophet was an "older prophet" or "former prophet". This older prophet was living comfortably in the land of apostasy. It seems he had stopped speaking out against evil. I wonder if he didn't feel cheap compared to the young prophet, and perhaps jealous of his faithfulness, so he decided to try to get him to be like himself. It is possible that he didn't realize the full extent of the consequences.
A bit like Christians today. A relatively new believer going all out for the Lord. Another believer has pretty much abandoned his first love. He speaks to the enthusiastic new believer, and says something to the effect of: "Ah, God doesn't really expect that of you. Listen, I've believed for so many years, I've read my Bible through so many times. I can assure you that God doesn't expect you to live like that...". Unfaithfulness desires company.
EDIT:
By the way, Laurel, it's in the Bible alright, in I Kings, I believe.
2007-03-05 06:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahweh himself deceives prophets, then destroys them for being deceived:
"And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel." ~Ezekiel 14:9
In 1 Kings 22:19-23 and 2 Chronicles 18:18-22, Yahweh sends lying spirits to deceive prophets. Why does Yahweh have lying spirits at his command? Why are we told God cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18), when Yahweh deceives these prophets?
2007-03-05 06:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by Wisdom in Faith 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True prophets never deceive anyone. They only do what God says. period. SO if someone is being deceptive, they arent a true follower of the Lord. The devil and his followers live to deceive. and why do thse false prophets deceive? God says its to be sure more wont go to Him, The devil is lost and he doesnt want any of us to be saved and in Heaven with God, so he does what all he can to deceive us, and get us to deceive others, even when we dont know about it. God will always reveal truth if we ask and believe.
2007-03-05 06:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by full gospel shirley 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Prophets get jealous. After all they were human.
2007-03-05 06:44:56 · answer #5 · answered by The Truth 2.0 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Competition is tough in the prophet business.
Some play dirty style.
2007-03-05 06:43:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He was using the other Prophet to test him.And he failed.
2007-03-05 06:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by JR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If i am not mistaken, this IS a biblical story... most likely old testament, but I am not that sure.
2007-03-05 06:51:08 · answer #8 · answered by Sheena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this in the quaran? I know I haven't seen it in the bible. If it is, maybe someone who's read the quaran can explain it.
2007-03-05 06:45:05 · answer #9 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow.. very interesting.
2007-03-05 06:44:53 · answer #10 · answered by ManhattanGirl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋