And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
So he went and found the man's body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or attacked the donkey.
This verse shows God's supernatural control over nature, as the lion that killed the disobedient prophet stood guard without eating the body or harming the donkey.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 1 Kings 13, a prophet from Judah was sent by God to deliver a warning against King Jeroboam's idolatrous altar in Bethel and was explicitly commanded not to eat or drink there. After the prophet disobeyed God's instructions by accepting an invitation from a deceptive older prophet, he was killed by a lion as divine judgment. The scene in this verse, where the lion and the donkey stand peacefully by the body without any harm, underscores God's miraculous control over nature to fulfill His purposes.
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