Straying From the Straight and Narrow Path: ‘The Disobedient Prophet’

Straying From the Straight and Narrow Path: ‘The Disobedient Prophet’
“The Disobedient Prophet,” circa 1895, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. Oil on canvas. Georges-Garret Museum, Vesoul. Public Domain
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The story of the disobedient prophet is told in the Bible in the book of 1 Kings. The story goes as follows:
A man of God traveled from Judah to Bethel. God spoke through him and cursed an altar where King Jeroboam made an offering. Jeroboam ordered the man of God to be arrested, but Jeroboam’s hand shriveled up when he pointed to identify him.
Eric Bess
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Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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