Enclosed please find a teaching I am revisiting because I realized it continues to remain one of the most important conversation most women have not had with GOD.
In the past few months I have heard a common refrain, that I was not trying to hear… Women feeling left out of the pages of scripture, which is simply not true, in any shape, form or fashion.
For this reason, I am posting the following discussion I just recently had with AI. I thought I could quickly create a file and found instead that AI was holding back on information that should have been forthcoming.
So we began to argue (in love). In the beginning, I thought I would just obtain a quick graphic, the Hebrew Script, Strongs #, etymological history, etc. quick and clean, no fuss, no muss!
Enclosed is the outcome which I hope you find interesting. It’s a teaching we shouldn’t have to wrestle for, especially with a computer. But, yet, if we don’t realize we are receiving bad intel, we might continue to believe a total falsehood or misrepresentation of the facts.
I preserved your argument, the prophetic/prayer movement, and the anonymity of the person discussed. I also kept references to that individual as they/them/their, while retaining you/us where the message intentionally turns from observation to direct exhortation and corporate prayer.
WE WILL MEET YOU AT PSALM 139:23–24
Today, while I was teaching a class in which we viewed a debate between a Christian and a Not-So-Much-a-Christian, I did not know that you had sent me a message containing your favorite verse in Scripture.
I was stunned. Your favorite verse, was the entire backbone for the teaching today!
These passages in YOUR FAVORITE VERSE, Psalm 139, truly convey the heart of the message that I sincerely hope I was able to transmit to my students.
What we witnessed in the language of the Liberal Christian was not the same heart expressed by King David in the Psalms.
GOD did not have free access to the temple within their heart. They did not want Him there.
There was no place for the Son of Man to lay His head.
By their own admission, He was not the final authority over their life. He was not permitted full access into certain parts of their life. He had access to that place over there, in the corner.
Faith in GOD had become, in their understanding, a license to live according to their own determination of what was right. They were crystal clear on this point: they believed they were free to do “whatever they feel is the right thing to do.”
They were living on the final page of the Book of Judges, last verse:
“In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” — Judges 21:25
Many Father Fractures were exposed in their relationship with GOD—not by choice. They were not trying to saying it out-loud. It wasn’t intentionally revealed. Nevertheless, there pain was plain enough for the entire class to see.
Their pain was accidentally released on-purpose, for us to pray!
There was brokenness and pain in their spirit, in their gestures, and even in the way they said His Name. I am sure they believed it was hidden behind pride, self-satisfaction, and what they called “Freedom in Christ Jesus.”
But their heart was bleeding all over the place.
They rejected the notion of someone judging them—particularly Christians judging them. Yet the Christian in the debate was the one appealing repeatedly to the written Word on the pages of Scripture.
And this is important:
GOD does not need us to sit in His seat of judgment.
He requires us to faithfully deliver His Word.
The Word can do its own work.
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…” — Hebrews 4:12
GOD wants us first to judge and examine ourselves, so that correction can take place now rather than being deferred until the final judgment.
This is our opportunity to reorient ourselves toward Him.
The people we witnessed are obviously seeking GOD. They call themselves by His Name. They identify themselves as followers of Christ.
So we pray.
We pray that every wall and every barrier they have erected around the wounded places of their hearts will come down so that they can truly meet with Him.
TODAY WE DECREE AND DECLARE A TOTAL SHIFT
They are coming off the page of Judges 21:25.
And, in prayer, we relocate them to:
PSALM 139:23–24
Their New Spiritual Residence.
TIME’S UP.
No more living in the pain of the past.
Whatever battle they are still fighting—however long they have been fighting it—we dispatch our prayers on their behalf.
We pray for release from captivity.
We pray for freedom to yield completely to GOD and His Word.
We pray that they will allow the Word to search their hearts.
We pray that they will give GOD full access.
Access to examine the heart.
Access to try the reins.
Access to uncover what hurts.
Access to confront what has been hidden.
Access to expose what has been governing from beneath the surface.
Access to bring them out of every place of bondage and into the freedom of knowing HIM fully.
In Jesus’ Name.
Help them, LORD, to pray Psalm 139:23–24—and mean it.
Help them receive Your Word and permit it to do its work in their hearts, minds, souls, spirits, and bodies.
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen.
THE PRAYER IS ALREADY IN THE PSALMS
Psalm 25:4–5
“Shew me thy ways… teach me thy paths. Lead me…”
Psalm 26:2
“Examine me… prove me; try my reins and my heart.”
Psalm 27:11
“Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path…”
And then we arrive at:
Psalm 139:23–24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
THE STAGES OF DIVINE DELIVERANCE ARE AT HAND
Our Prayer for Everyone Who Thinks Their Heart Cannot Be Seen by GOD
It was seen by mere mortals.
GOD SEES YOU.
Therefore:
BE THOU BRAVE AND VERY COURAGEOUS…
SEARCH — Allow GOD to investigate the situation. Give Him full, unfettered access.
KNOW — Let His Word penetrate and reveal the true condition of your heart—and ours.
TRY — Be brave enough to allow Him to test the quality of what is within you—and within us.
KNOW OUR THOUGHTS — Have the courage to allow Him to examine even those things within you—and within us that have not yet become speech or action.
SEE — Ask Him to identify every destructive path operating within you—and within any of us.
LEAD — Have the courage and confidence to allow Him not merely to expose what is wrong, but to redirect you—and us.
THE EVERLASTING WAY — Let Him establish all of us upon the path that belongs to GOD.
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE.
You matter.
And we are all in this together.
When one member becomes healthier, we all become healthier.
When one member becomes stronger, we all become stronger.
When one member heals, the Body becomes more healed.
When one member becomes fit for the Master’s use, we all become that much more fit for the Master’s use.
There is no shame in saying:
“Search me.”
There is courage in it.
There is no defeat in saying:
“Try me.”
There is surrender in it.
There is no condemnation in saying:
“Show me what is in me.”
There is freedom waiting on the other side of the answer.
And there is no weakness in saying:
“Lead me.”
That is the language of someone who has finally decided:
Nothing hidden. Nothing withheld. No locked rooms. No forbidden corners. No area of my heart where GOD is told, “You cannot come in here.”
The King has access to the entire house.
And so our prayer is not:
“LORD, prove that they are wrong.”
Our prayer is:
“LORD, bring all of us completely under the searching light of Your Word.”
Search them.
Search us.
Know them.
Know us.
Try them.
Try us.
Heal them.
Heal us.
Lead them.
Lead us.
Until there is nothing left between our hearts and the GOD we say we love.
Amen.
We will meet you at Psalm 139:23–24.
That is your new spiritual residence.
Thank You Yvette,
You are a treasure to the Body of Christ and ALWAYS ON TIME In Prayer! This is the purpose behind every book you have written and every message you have taught. This is your heart in GOD.
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In Honor of Every Unbreakable Bond of Brotherhood Forged in the Face of Adversity!
Thursday we had an opportunity to catch up for a bit and I sprung a question on you suddenly, one that I like to ask everyone I can… “What’s your favorite verse?”
You sent me a text with, “Proverbs 17:17.”
This wasn’t a passage I knew from memory, so I opened the Book and studied it out.
and I’d love to share with you everything that I discovered.
I couldn’t help but see the strong symbolism connected to the way in which brothers are forged on the battlefield. We can meet dozen of people in life, a few friends in that group, but there is only a few select, “Elite” individuals that rise to the level of a ‘Brother’ – scripture is speaking of that person who walks with you, not just through Fire, but through YOUR Fire!
Thank You for sharing your favorite verse with us in scripture!
I know why this resonates with you so much! It’s You, from the beginning, on the pages of scripture! Amen
A Global Covering of Prayer for All Humanity — Every Day
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”
— Isaiah 62:6 KJV
There are moments when a vision must move from prayer into participation.
A Company of Psalmists — The First 300 is a call for committed intercessors to stand together in disciplined, Scripture-centered prayer for the nations.
It’s a Mindset of Prayer! Faith-Believing that just one person can cover 185K+ people in prayer each day. How is that possible?
It’s Biblical Math. Knowing that GOD can send just one angel to defend us against 185K enemies in a day- How much more can we – even one of us, carry 185K souls in prayer everyday?
Because… Unity and Agreement in Prayer is Miraculous.
The vision is simple:
300 intercessors. One company. Seven Psalms every day. One unified assignment.
In unity, our confessions of faith over GOD’s People are the same, Daily.
A time of selfless prayer- focused only on the nations. 185,000 people carried before GOD by each intercessor.
Together, the first company becomes part of a much larger vision: 150 intercessory companies praying the Psalms over humanity every day.
If you desire to form a prayer group – that’s perfectly allright! Just please ask everyone to sign up via the registration form below. Thank You.
WHY A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS?
Throughout Scripture, we see communities of people gathered around prophetic, priestly, musical, and intercessory assignments.
There were companies of prophets.
There were singers appointed for worship.
There were watchmen stationed upon the walls.
There were priests who stood before YHVH on behalf of the people.
This campaign draws upon that biblical pattern of people united around a consecrated spiritual assignment.
We are forming:
A COMPANY OF PSALMISTS
Not merely people who read the Psalms.
Not simply people who admire the Psalms.
But intercessors who will pray them, speak them, declare them, and carry them before GOD on behalf of others.
The Territory is Available to Cover in Prayer! Claim Your Territory of 185,000
THE FIRST 300
We are currently recruiting the first company of 300 intercessors.
Each person accepts a daily prayer field of approximately:
185,000 PEOPLE
That number is inspired by the remarkable account recorded in 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36, when one angelic intervention affected 185,000 in the Assyrian camp.
Our application is intentionally the opposite in purpose:
Where that event demonstrated judgment and deliverance, we are asking:
What could happen if believers stood before GOD consistently for groups of 185,000 people, pleading for mercy, repentance, protection, deliverance, reconciliation, and salvation?
This is an intercessory assignment—not a claim that Scripture promises one individual automatic spiritual jurisdiction over exactly 185,000 people. –But, because we are BOLD people of faith, we have enough faith to believe GOD will bless this vision and plan.
The 185K number gives us an organized global prayer model.
SEVEN PSALMS EVERY DAY
Each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily over his or her assigned prayer field. (envision yourselves covering the 185K)
The complete Book of Psalms contains 150 Psalms.
At seven Psalms per day:
Days 1–21: seven Psalms daily Day 22: Psalms 148–150
Then the rotation begins again.
This means the entire Psalter is completed approximately every 22 days.
Over one year, each assigned prayer field can have the entire Book of Psalms prayed over it approximately:
Psalms Prayer Calendar
17 TIMES
No intercessor has to wait until the beginning of a month.
Your Day 1 begins when you begin.
Your first day establishes your rotation.
THE PSALMS PROVIDE THE PRAYER POINTS
One of the strengths of this vision is simplicity.
You do not need to invent a new prayer agenda every morning.
The Psalms themselves establish the prayer points.
As the Psalter rotates, you will naturally pray concerning:
Protection
Psalms 3, 91, 121
Mercy and Forgiveness
Psalms 32, 51, 130
Deliverance
Psalms 18, 34, 40
Wisdom and Direction
Psalms 1, 16, 25
Salvation
Psalms 22, 87, 110, 145
Praise and the Glory of YHVH
Psalms 96–100, 150
And throughout the entire Psalter:
justice, repentance, righteousness, healing, restoration, covenant, deliverance, protection, worship, thanksgiving, kingship, hope, Messiah, and the glory of GOD.
The prayer points are already written.
Our assignment is to pray them,to declare and decree them out loud.
SPEAK THE WORD OUT LOUD
Intercessors are encouraged to read and recite the Psalms out loud.
Where appropriate, pray the passages in the third person over your assigned field.
Use language such as:
We
Us
They
Them
Their
For example, instead of reading a promise only as:
“He shall cover thee with his feathers…”
you may prayerfully apply it:
“Cover them with Your feathers. Let them trust under Your wings. Let Your truth become their shield and buckler.”
The goal is to remain conscious that you are standing in prayer for people beyond yourself.
You are carrying families.
Cities.
Nations.
Children.
Leaders.
The broken.
The lost.
Those who do not yet know that someone is praying for them.
But GOD has called you, secretly — to intercede on their behalf.
A YEARLY CONSECRATION
Joining The First 300 is more than signing up for a mailing list.
It is a personal consecration before GOD for the year.
Scripture treats promises made before GOD seriously.
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it…”
— Ecclesiastes 5:4 KJV
“Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay…”
— Matthew 5:37 KJV
“I will pay my vows unto YHVH now in the presence of all his people.”
— Psalm 116:14 KJV
We are asking intercessors to join thoughtfully, prayerfully, and sincerely.
Your commitment is between you and GOD.
ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS
Because the larger global model depends upon maintaining an accurate count of active intercessors, participants are asked to remain accountable.
If circumstances arise and you must withdraw from the assignment, please notify us through:
torahisteaching.com
This allows the intercessor count to remain accurate and gives us the opportunity to fill that prayer assignment so the global covering remains intact.
Consistency matters.
Accuracy matters.
Faithfulness matters.
WHY 300?
Three hundred gives us a complete first company.
A company of 300 intercessors, each praying over a field of approximately 185,000 people, represents:
55.5 MILLION PEOPLE
That is one company.
The larger vision calls for:
150 companies
× 300 intercessors
=
45,000 INTERCESSORS
With each carrying a 185,000-person prayer field:
45,000 × 185,000
=
8.325 BILLION PEOPLE
Using an 8.3-billion-person world-population model, that provides approximately:
25 MILLION IN OVERFLOW CAPACITY
And because each intercessor prays seven Psalms daily:
8.325 billion × 7
=
58.275 BILLION PERSON-PSALM PRAYER APPLICATIONS EVERY DAY
This is not about impressive numbers.
It is about realizing what can happen when individual obedience becomes collective obedience.
STANDING AT THE GATES
The heart of this vision comes from Isaiah:
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night…”
— Isaiah 62:6 KJV
We are asking intercessors to stand spiritually at the gates.
To pray when others are asleep.
To pray for people they may never meet.
To speak mercy where there is judgment.
To ask for deliverance where there is oppression.
To ask for repentance where there is rebellion.
To ask for protection where there is danger.
To ask for wisdom where there is confusion.
To ask for salvation where people remain far from GOD.
To call inactive believers to the call to self-less prayer.
MIRRORING A COMPANY OF PROPHETS
Scripture repeatedly shows servants of GOD functioning in companies and communities.
The strength was not merely in the individual.
It was also in:
shared assignment
shared consecration
shared obedience
shared purpose
shared accountability
We are asking for that same spirit of collective dedication.
One person praying faithfully matters.
Three hundred praying faithfully establishes a company.
One hundred fifty companies establishes a global network.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT FAME
No intercessor needs a platform.
No one needs a title.
No one needs an audience.
You need:
A Bible. A willing heart. A disciplined prayer life. Seven Psalms. A commitment to stand.
Much of the most important work in the Kingdom is done where nobody applauds.
But Heaven sees.
WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE FIRST 300?
We are looking for believers willing to say:
I will stand.
I will pray.
I will remain faithful.
I will carry my assignment before GOD.
I will pray the Psalms over humanity.
I will stand at the gates for the nations.
If this vision speaks to your heart, visit:
torahisteaching.com
and join A Company of Psalmists — The First 300.
OUR DECLARATION
WE WILL PRAY THE PSALMS.
WE WILL STAND AT THE GATES.
WE WILL SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD.
WE WILL PRAY FOR MERCY.
WE WILL PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE.
WE WILL PRAY FOR REPENTANCE.
WE WILL PRAY FOR SALVATION.
WE WILL PRAY FOR THE NATIONS.
WE WILL SEEK THE GLORY OF YHVH THROUGHOUT THE EARTH.
“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.”
— Psalm 67:5 KJV
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of YHVH, as the waters cover the sea.”
Before we move into the deeper level of the knowledge of the Son of Man and His Triune Nature, I want to pause a moment and allow everybody a some time to self-assess in order to identify the character traits that you possess that mirror the Character and Nature of GOD.
This is a personal self-evaluation- please do not send your results to me. Keep it in your journal as you continue in this study of the Trinity. Refer back to the questions and your assessment as you continue through the course.
Before we make assessments and draw connections between the Character and Nature of GOD, lets see where we are, individually.
Below are a few scriptures that point us to the character and nature of GOD.
Exodus 34:6-7 King James Version
6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation
Psalm 145:8-9 King James Version
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Micah 7:18-19 King James Version
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
John 14:9 King James Version
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
Hebrews 1:3 King James Version
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Before we look further at the Spirit of GOD revealed as a Co-Equal Partner in the Triune Nature of GOD, I want to show you the Son of Man revealed prophetically on the pages of scripture and Who is revealing His Coming to us and the way in which He does it.
In this post as a Intro into the discussion on the Son of Man, I am providing you several prophetic passages of scripture for you to review.
After you read the passages, I want you to ask yourself the following questions… (listed beneath the verse or verses).
This is called, “Building Up a Family of Text from a p’shat level (literal reading only) of the text!
GOD IS ASKING A FEW QUESTIONS OF US… LET’S ANSWER HIM?
Let’s look at the p’shat on PROVERBS 30:1-6…
Proverbs 30 is difficult to date exactly because Agur son of Jakeh is otherwise unknown. It is most likely written/collected hundreds of years before Jesus; possibly around 700–500 BC, meaning about 500–700 years before Christ.
However, If Agur was near the Solomonic wisdom era, Proverbs 30 could be about 900–1000 years before Christ.
Looking at verse 4- Who gather’s the wind in His fists? Who has the power to bind the waters in a garment?
What is His Name?
What is His Son’s Name?
Who is giving us this prophecy approx. 1000 years before Christ?
Who is the focus of this Prophetic Word?
Whose Word should we trust about this coming Son?
Who will be a shield for us? Where have we heard this before?
Give me the p’shat on PSALM 2…
PSALMS 2 WAS WRITTEN APPROXIMATELY 1, 000 YEARS BEFORE JESUS — traditionally Davidic
Some modern scholars classify Psalm 2 as a royal psalm from Israel’s monarchy period, often broadly somewhere in the 10th–6th centuries BC, so even with a cautious scholarly range it is still centuries before Christ.
READ THE ENTIRE PSALM FOR CONTEXT AND TELL ME…
Who is speaking?, Who are they speaking to?, Who is being spoken against? Who is speaking in verse 7?
Who is GOD setting upon His Holy Hill in Zion?
Who is speaking in verse 8 and who are they speaking to? In verse 12, Who should be kissed and by whom?
Whose wrath should we fear?
Psalm 2 – A Prophetic Word given approx. another 1000 years before Christ.
What must the nations do to be blessed?
…and WHO is the one coming that will bless them?
And how specifically does He refer to this someone?
Now, MICAH 5:2…
Micah 5:2 was written about 700 years before Christ.
Who is speaking? and Who are they speaking to?
Who is coming forth out of Bethlehem?
And Who is He coming unto?
Who is to be Ruler of israel?
Whose going’s forth have been from old? from EVERLASTING?
700 years before the 1st century AD, one is being foretold, who is coming from Everlasting? Who is the only one in the scriptures spoken of as “EVERLASTING”?
By many infallible proofs, please confirm, “Who bears the title Everlasting?”
Ref: Gen 21:33, Psalm 41:13, 90:2, 93:2, 100:5, 103:17, 106:48…
By many more infallible proofs, please confirm, “Who has an everlasting covenant?“
Ref: Gen 9:16, 17:7, 13, 24:8, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Chron 16:17, Psalm 105:10…
So, who is the Everlasting, calling “the Everlasting?“
Is He speaking to Himself, about Himself? or is He speaking to us about One who is to come?
Give me the p’shat on ZECHARIAH 12:10…
Zechariah 12:10 was written about 500 years before Christ, with some scholarly debate over whether Chapters 9–14 were finalized later.
Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to?
Who is He Speaking about?
Who shall mourn for Him? How bitter shall their mourning be?
Who are all of these context clues referring us to, 500 years before Christ is born?
You have received a prophetic Word and confirmation from David, Micah, Zechariah, and Solomon about the soon coming King…
What have you learned so far?
Are you seeing a pattern being revealed from over 1000 years of scripture from four different prophets?
What is the central most important point that scripture is showing us?
What language is being used to point to this central fact?
Is there anyone who has lived so far that fits the description given on the pages of scripture? Has anyone else who fits this description lived before?
What’s the p’shat on PSALM 110:1?
Psalm 110:1 is traditionally dated to David’s lifetime, around 1000 BC, which places it about 1,000 years before Jesus.
Written by: Traditionally, David. The Psalm’s superscription identifies it as “A Psalm of David,” and Jesus refers to David speaking this Psalm “by the Holy Spirit” in Mark 12:36.
Adoni – pronounced ah-Doe- nigh,
—translates to “My LORD”
la’adoni = unto or to My LORD
Who is speaking? Who are they speaking to?
Is the speaker relating something that has happened to a listener?
Who is The LORD?
Who is My LORD?
If the speaker is calling the 3rd Person in the conversation, “My LORD” what is that telling you?
Let’s go through the p’shat on HEBREWS 1:1-6 KJV
Who is speaking? Who is he speaking to?
(V1) Who is he speaking about? Who is he speaking to?
(V2) GOD is speaking to us about who?
(V2) Who did GOD appoint Heir of All Things?
(V2) By whom or through whom is GOD saying, “He also made the worlds?”
(V3) Whose Glory & Image does the Son possess?
(V3) Who purged our sins and sat down by the Right Hand of the Majesty of GOD?
(V4) Who is higher than the angels?
(V5) Did GOD ever say to the angels, “Thou art My Son?”
(V6) Is the Son worthy of worship of the Angels?
Isn’t GOD a Jealous GOD? Why now is it OK to worship someone other than Him?
Or is GOD trying to tell us that the Son is equal to Him in Nature and Character?
What did you learn from your p’shat level of study in this post?Summarize and send your answers/responses in the reply box below.
and Hold your thoughts…this is only Part 1 of the Son of Man Series.
Did a simple literal reading of the text (with Bold prompts) help you to see any information previously missed in the text?
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Major Theme: The greater the revelation entrusted to a prophet, the greater the accountability. Throughout Scripture, God consistently vindicates the authority of His Word by holding His own messengers to the highest standard before He judges the nations.
1 Kings 13, teaches us these very important spiritual lessons through the power of the prophetic office in a very powerful way.
1 Kings 13, is one of my favorite teachings in scripture. It truy ministers to me and helps in my ministry. I decided to put together this short teaching, (written in a pdf) for anyone who would like a short line by line study. When I have time, I will come back and update it, providing a few more details, but as I have a friend who would like to use it now, here’s a few notes! Hope it helps you.
BUT FIRST
LET’S BE CLEAR ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BREAK BREAD WITH SOMEONE FROM YOUR HEBRAIC ROOTS IN THE SCRIPTURE.
NOT WHAT IT MEANS TODAY… BUT WHAT IT MEANT THEN…
1 Kings 13
Why God forbade the prophet from eating bread or drinking water
This command is much deeper than simply declining hospitality.
1. Sharing a meal established fellowship and covenant
Throughout the Ancient Near East—and throughout Scripture—sharing bread established peace, fellowship, acceptance, and often covenant.
Examples:
Genesis 26:30 — Isaac and Abimelech seal peace with a feast.
Genesis 31:54 — Jacob and Laban eat together after making covenant.
Exodus 24:9–11 — Israel’s elders eat before God after the covenant.
2 Samuel 9 — David continually feeds Mephibosheth at the king’s table, signifying covenant kindness.
Luke 22 — Jesus institutes the New Covenant through bread and wine.
Eating together communicated:
acceptance
peace
alliance
identification
reconciliation
loyalty
2. Eating with Jeroboam would have appeared to endorse his apostate kingdom
Jeroboam says:
“Come home with me…”
This was not merely an offer of hospitality.
It was effectively an invitation into the king’s household and favor.
Accepting the meal would publicly suggest:
the prophet accepted Jeroboam
God approved Jeroboam
the judgment had been softened
reconciliation had already occurred
Instead, God commanded the prophet to leave immediately, demonstrating that His judgment against the altar and Jeroboam’s false worship remained unchanged.
3. Refusing bread symbolized separation from apostasy
The prophet was to remain completely distinct from Bethel’s corrupt worship.
Compare:
Numbers 16 (Korah)
Deuteronomy 13
Psalm 1
Proverbs 4:14–15
The command illustrated a broader principle:
Do not participate in what God has condemned.
4. Water represented refreshment and blessing
In the ancient world, offering water to a traveler was one of the highest acts of hospitality.
Examples:
Genesis 18
Genesis 24
Judges 19
John 4
By refusing water, the prophet showed he would receive no refreshment from a place under divine judgment.
5. Returning by another way
God also commanded:
“Neither return by the same way…”
This symbolized that the prophet’s mission was complete and that there could be no retracing of steps or lingering relationship with Bethel’s idolatrous system.
The altered route visibly reinforced the finality of God’s message.
Why was it equally serious to eat with the old prophet?
This is one of the literary surprises of 1 Kings 13.
The old prophet claimed:
“I also am a prophet…”
Sharing bread with him conveyed acceptance of his claimed prophetic authority.
Yet he had remained in Bethel, the center of Jeroboam’s false worship, and then lied by falsely invoking an angelic message.
The man of God had received a direct command from God. By accepting the old prophet’s invitation, he allowed a later, contradictory message to override God’s original word.
The lesson is profound:
No claimed revelation—even from someone who appears spiritual—can nullify a direct command previously given by God.
This principle is echoed elsewhere in Scripture:
Deuteronomy 13:1–5 — Even if a prophet performs a sign, he must not be followed if he leads people away from God’s command.
Galatians 1:8 — Even if “an angel from heaven” preaches another gospel, let him be accursed.
Hebrew Word Study
Hebrew
Strong’s
Meaning
לֶחֶם (leḥem)
H3899
bread, food, sustenance
מַיִם (mayim)
H4325
water, life, refreshment
דֶּרֶךְ (derekh)
H1870
road, path, manner of life
Notice that all three commands concern more than physical actions:
Bread — fellowship
Water — blessing and refreshment
Way — one’s spiritual course
Together they form a symbolic package: the prophet was to remain completely separate from Bethel’s apostate religious system until his mission was complete.
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