1 Kings 14:12 Meaning and Explanation
“Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.”
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Read Full Chapter →The prophet tells the mother that the moment she sets foot in her own city, her son will die.
What Does 1 Kings 14:12 Mean?
Turning from the dynasty to the dying boy, Ahijah gives the queen her personal word. She is to go home, and the very moment her feet enter the city, the child will die.
This is the heavy tidings she came to hear, delivered with painful precision. There is no escaping the appointed hour; God's word about her son is as sure as His word about the throne. Yet there is mercy folded into the sorrow, as the next verse will show. Even in announcing death, God is not indifferent to this child. The God who numbers our days holds both the timing and the meaning of every life in His hands.
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What does 1 Kings 14:12 mean?
The prophet tells the mother that the moment she sets foot in her own city, her son will die.