When the king heard the words which the man of God cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” And his hand which he had put out against him withered, so that he was unable to pull it back to himself. Christian Standard Bible

The Withered Hand: As Jeroboam stretched out his hand, it suddenly withered, rendering him unable to draw it back. This miraculous sign served as an immediate judgment from God, illustrating His power and the seriousness of Jeroboam's sin.

When the king heard the words which the man of God cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” And his hand which he had put out against him withered, so that he was unable to pull it back to himself.

The withering of Jeroboam's hand serves as a divine rebuke and a powerful sign of God's displeasure with his idolatrous practices. It underscores the authority of the prophetic word and the sovereignty of God over kings and nations.

2020年8月18日 · To answer that question, it becomes fascinating when we compare it to the person in the New Testament who had a dried-up hand. In Matthew 12, Jesus came to the synagogue, “And a man was there with a withered hand.” (v10). In a reversal of what happened to Jeroboam, Jesus healed the man’s hand.

4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

When Jeroboam attempted to seize the man of God, his hand miraculously dried up and became withered, showing that the hand of God was against him. This event serves as a powerful demonstration of God's authority and the consequences of opposing His will.

4 When the king heard the word that the man of God had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam stretched out his hand from the altar and said, "Arrest him!" But the hand he stretched out against him withered, and he could not pull it back to himself.

1 Kings 13:4-6 When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward the man shriveled up, so that he could not pull it back.

When the king heard the words which the man of God cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” And his hand which he had put out against him withered, so that he was unable to pull it back to himself.