1 Kings 14:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
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Read Full Chapter →God pronounces total judgment on Jeroboam's dynasty: every male will be cut off and the whole house swept away like refuse.
What Does 1 Kings 14:10 Mean?
Now the sentence falls. God will bring disaster on Jeroboam's house, cutting off every male, bond and free, until the dynasty is utterly destroyed and removed like dung swept away.
The language is deliberately harsh, for the sin was great and the warning had been clear. A throne built on idolatry has no foundation that will stand. What is exalted against God will not endure; it is swept away when its season ends. Yet even here the severity is a kind of mercy to the nation, showing that God will not let rebellion reign forever. His judgments, however heavy, are never arbitrary, and they clear the way for His purposes to go on.
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What does 1 Kings 14:10 mean?
God pronounces total judgment on Jeroboam's dynasty: every male will be cut off and the whole house swept away like refuse.