And he went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' And he said, 'I am.' — The old prophet locates the young man of God beneath an oak—a tree that often marks a place of covenant or vision in biblical narrative. The question "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" is simultaneously a greeting and an identification. The young prophet's affirmation—"I am"—is simple and unguarded, suggesting innocence or perhaps an openness to encounter.

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