1 Kings 14:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.”
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What Does 1 Kings 14:4 Mean?
She obeys her husband and travels to Shiloh, arriving at the home of Ahijah. The narrator notes that the prophet is old and blind, his eyes fixed and unseeing, so that no disguise could be detected by sight.
The detail is deliberate. A blind man cannot be fooled by a costume, because he never saw the face to begin with; the only way he will know her is if God tells him. So the stage is set to show that true sight belongs to the Lord. When human eyes fail, God's seeing does not, and He reveals to His servant what no clever plan could conceal.
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What does 1 Kings 14:4 mean?
The queen carries out the plan and reaches the blind, aged prophet at Shiloh.