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| − | <p>The Prophet from Beit El hoped that by having the Man of God disobey his own words and prophetic sign, he could undo the prophecy against Beit El and | + | <p>The Prophet from Beit El hoped that by having the Man of God disobey his own words and prophetic sign, he could undo the prophecy against Beit El and restore legitimacy to the worship taking place there.</p> |
<point><b>Prohibition of eating and drinking in Beit El</b></point> | <point><b>Prohibition of eating and drinking in Beit El</b></point> | ||
<point><b>Prohibition of returning via the same path</b></point> | <point><b>Prohibition of returning via the same path</b></point> | ||
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<p>The Prophet from Beit El did not know if the Man of God was a legitimate prophet or an emissary sent by Rechovam to attack Beit El for political reasons. His invitation was intended to discover whether or not he truly spoke the word of Hashem.</p> | <p>The Prophet from Beit El did not know if the Man of God was a legitimate prophet or an emissary sent by Rechovam to attack Beit El for political reasons. His invitation was intended to discover whether or not he truly spoke the word of Hashem.</p> | ||
| − | <mekorot>modern scholars<fn>See Tamar Verdiger, Alex | + | <mekorot>modern scholars<fn>See Tamar Verdiger, <a href="http://herzogpress.herzog.ac.il/gilayon.asp?gilh=%D7%97&ktav=1&gil=8">"ושבתם וראיתם בין צדיק לרשע"</a>, Alex Israel, <a href="http://etzion.org.il/en/shiur-13-chapter-13-altar-prophet-and-lion">"The Altar, the Prophet, and the Lion"</a> and Chen-Tzion Nayot, <a href="http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/tanach/rishonim/navi-2.htm">"נביא ונבואה"</a>.  See also Hoil Moshe who agrees that the prophet's motives were to test the Man of God, but not because he wanted to see if he was Rechovam's spokesman. Rather, the prophet wanted to ascertain whether the Man of God spoke in Hashem's name or in his own name (but nonetheless merited that Hashem acquiesce to perform a miracle on his behalf).</fn></mekorot> |
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<category name="Altruism"> | <category name="Altruism"> | ||
| − | + | Act of Altruism | |
<p>The prophet's motives were altruistic. He simply wanted to prevent the Man of God from going home hungry.</p> | <p>The prophet's motives were altruistic. He simply wanted to prevent the Man of God from going home hungry.</p> | ||
<mekorot>Abarbanel</mekorot> | <mekorot>Abarbanel</mekorot> | ||
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<category name="Selfishness"> | <category name="Selfishness"> | ||
| − | + | Personal Gain | |
<p>The prophet from Beit El hoped to sway the man of God to defect to Beit El and work with him in his prophetic business.</p> | <p>The prophet from Beit El hoped to sway the man of God to defect to Beit El and work with him in his prophetic business.</p> | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
Version as of 12:47, 5 December 2017
The Prophet from Beit El
Exegetical Approaches
Reversal of Prophecy
The Prophet from Beit El hoped that by having the Man of God disobey his own words and prophetic sign, he could undo the prophecy against Beit El and restore legitimacy to the worship taking place there.
Prohibition of eating and drinking in Beit El
Prohibition of returning via the same path
Why did Yerovam invite him?
הנביא מבית אל: True or false prophet?
Why wasn't the נביא at the ceremony?
How was the man of God convinced?
Harsh punishment
Why does the navi get the prophecy?
חוטא נשכר?
Test of Prophet
The Prophet from Beit El did not know if the Man of God was a legitimate prophet or an emissary sent by Rechovam to attack Beit El for political reasons. His invitation was intended to discover whether or not he truly spoke the word of Hashem.
Sources:modern scholars1
Act of Altruism
The prophet's motives were altruistic. He simply wanted to prevent the Man of God from going home hungry.
Sources:Abarbanel
Personal Gain
The prophet from Beit El hoped to sway the man of God to defect to Beit El and work with him in his prophetic business.
