1 Kings 14:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The LORD forewarns the blind prophet exactly who is coming, why, and that she will pretend to be someone else.
What Does 1 Kings 14:5 Mean?
Before the woman even arrives, God speaks to Ahijah, telling him her identity, her errand, and her disguise, and giving him the message to deliver. The disguise is exposed by heaven before it is even attempted in the room.
Here the chapter's deepest theme surfaces: nothing is hidden from God. The king plotted in secret; the Lord narrates the plot in advance. What people whisper in private, God can declare in the open. This is both a warning and a comfort. The One who sees through every pretense is the same One who knows our true need, and who sends a word to meet us even when we come to Him in disguise.
1 Kings 14:5 in the Original Language
ra'ah (רָאָה), 'see' -- the verb behind the prophet's blindness, set against the LORD who truly sees and reveals.
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What does 1 Kings 14:5 mean?
The LORD forewarns the blind prophet exactly who is coming, why, and that she will pretend to be someone else.