1 KINGS 14:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.”
Take with you ten loaves, and cracknels, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what shall become of the child.' — Jeroboam's gift of modest foodstuffs—bread, cakes, honey—acknowledges Ahijah's prophetic authority, yet no material offering can alter divine judgment pronounced long before. The מִנְחָה (minchah, gift) represents a futile attempt at coercion through patronage. Material wealth cannot purchase prophetic silence or sway divine will.
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