Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. And behold, a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2. Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said, "O altar, altar! Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, a child, Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be burned on you.’" 3. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign which the LORD has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out." 4. So it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who cried out against the altar in Bethel, that he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, "Arrest him!" Then his hand, which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself. 5. The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 6. Then the king answered and said to the man of God, "Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and became as before. 7. Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." 8. But the man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me half your house, I would not go in with you; nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. 9. "For so it was commanded me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return by the same way you came.’" 10. So he went another way and did not return by the way he came to Bethel. 11. Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; they also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. 12. And their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" For his sons had seen which way the man of God went who came from Judah. 13. Then he said to his sons, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled the donkey for him; and he rode on it, 14. and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. Then he said to him, " Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" And he said, "I am ." 15. Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread." 16. And he said, "I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place. 17. "For I have been told by the word of the LORD, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there, nor return by going the way you came.’" 18. He said to him, "I too am a prophet as you are , and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’" (He was lying to him.) 19. So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water. 20. Now it happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came to the prophet who had brought him back; 21. and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the LORD, and have not kept the commandment which the LORD your God commanded you, 22. ‘but you came back, ate bread, and drank water in the place of which the LORD said to you, "Eat no bread and drink no water," your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.’" 23. So it was, after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. 24. When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. 25. And there, men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road, and the lion standing by the corpse. Then they went and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 26. Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it , he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the LORD. Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke to him." 27. And he spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle the donkey for me." So they saddled it . 28. Then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse nor torn the donkey. 29. And the prophet took up the corpse of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. So the old prophet came to the city to mourn, and to bury him. 30. Then he laid the corpse in his own tomb; and they mourned over him, saying , "Alas, my brother!" 31. So it was, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, "When I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones. 32. "For the saying which he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the shrines on the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass." 33. After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again he made priests from every class of people for the high places; whoever wished, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34. And this thing was the sin of the house of Jeroboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth.
1. Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the East Gate of the LORD’S house, which faces eastward; and there at the door of the gate were twenty–five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people. 2. And He said to me: "Son of man, these are the men who devise iniquity and give wicked counsel in this city, 3. "who say, ‘ The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’ 4. "Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!" 5. Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said to me, "Speak! ‘Thus says the LORD: "Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind. 6. "You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain." 7. ‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Your slain whom you have laid in its midst, they are the meat, and this city is the caldron; but I shall bring you out of the midst of it. 8. "You have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you," says the Lord GOD. 9. "And I will bring you out of its midst, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments on you. 10. "You shall fall by the sword. I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD. 11. "This city shall not be your caldron, nor shall you be the meat in its midst. I will judge you at the border of Israel. 12. "And you shall know that I am the LORD; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you."’" 13. Now it happened, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried with a loud voice, and said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Will You make a complete end of the remnant of Israel?" 14. Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15. "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’ 16. "Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone."’ 17. "Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."’ 18. "And they will go there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there. 19. "Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20. "that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. 21. "But as for those whose hearts follow the desire for their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their deeds on their own heads," says the Lord GOD. 22. So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them. 23. And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city. 24. Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25. So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the LORD had shown me.
1. Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2. of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3. And this we will do if God permits. 4. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5. and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6. if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. 7. For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; 8. but if it bears thorns and briars, it is rejected and near to being cursed, whose end is to be burned. 9. But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11. And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12. that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14. saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." 15. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16. For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute. 17. Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18. that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us . 19. This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20. where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.