The Tragedy of A Lie

The father of every lie is the
devil - (John 8:44)
 If we lie we do the devil’s
work!
 If we believe a lie, we
become the devil’s convert!
Eve – Gen 3:4-6; 1 Tim 2:14
Israel – Jer 23:16; 27:10-17
Christians are warned – Mat
7:15; 2 Cor. 11:13-15; 2 Pet 2:1-4

Events Leading Up To Our Text – (1 Kings 12)

Division of Israel – 1 Kings 12:1-24
Jeroboam’s unauthorized religion –
1 Kings 12:25-33
 Golden calves at Dan & Bethel – 12:28,29
 Illegitimate places of worship – 12:29,30
 Priest not from Levi – 12:31
 Observances “similar” to those ordained
of God – 12:32,33
 These things he did “which he had
devised in his own heart” – 12:33

Man of God From Judah – (1 Kings 13:1-10)

Judgment pronounced – (13:1-5)
 Doom decreed and sign given –
13:2,3 (2 Kings 23:15-20)
 Hand withers, altar split – (13:4,5)
Jeroboam’s reaction – (13:6-9)
 Plea for healing – (13:6)
 Hospitality offered – (13:7,8)
 The obedient prophet – (13:8-10)


Not afraid of the king -
(Zechariah - 2 Chro 24:20,21)
Would not accept a reward
- (13:7,8; like Balaam - 2 Peter
2:15,16)
Refused to be persuaded by
the king to disobey God -

The Man of God’s Fall – (1 Kings 13:11-32)

Deceived – (13:11-19)
 Old prophet seeks out the
man of God – 13:11-14
 Old prophet finds him
resting – 13:14
 Old prophet lies to him –
13:15-19


The Message of God The Message of the
You shall neither eat bread Old Prophet
nor drink water nor return I too am a prophet as you
by the way that you came are - An angel spoke to me
(13:9) by the word of the Lord,
You shall not eat bread nor saying, Bring him back with
drink water there, nor you to your house, that he
return by going the way may eat bread and drink
you came. (13:17) water. (13:18)


How was he
to know?
“Let God be true and every
man a liar.”
(Rom. 3:4; Gal. 1:8,9;
Matt. 15:13,14; Acts 17:11)


Price of disobedience – (13:20-26)
 Judgment Pronounced – 13:20-22
 The man of God’s death - 13:23-26
 Punished even though . . .
 Withstood the wrath of the king
 Shunned the lure of riches
 Obeyed until deceived -
 A good man who believed a lie -
(1 Kings 13:18)


The man of God’s disobedience was
inexcusable – (God’s revelation was plain
and simple – yet he exchanged what he knew
to be true for a lie - Rom. 1:25; Gal 1:6-9)
The man of God compromised his
earlier rebuke – (having denounced
disobedience, he himself became an example
of disobedience!)
How could God allow disobedience
to pass unpunished?

Different Different
beliefs doctrines

Different Different
practices churches

Making Some Applications

True and acceptable worship is
revealed worship – everything else is
vain worship - (12-13:1-10; Col. 2:23;
Mat. 15:7-9; John 4:24)
God demands complete obedience –
(1 Sam 15:1-23; Mt 7:21-23; Jam. 2:10)
Disobedience cancels out obedience –
(Num 20:1-13; Lev 10:1,2; 2 Sam 6:6,7;
James 2:10; Ez. 18:20-32)


The danger of deception – (Ep. 5:6; 2
Peter 3:16,17; Gal 1:8,9; Luke 6:39)
Truth is what the Lord says, not what
He doesn’t say! – (Deut 4:2; Prov
30:6; 1 Pet 4:11; Rev 22:18,19)
The majority, worldly wisdom, or
professed special insights are NOT
the standards for establishing truth!
– (Ex 23:2; 1 Cor. 1:18-21; Gal. 1:6-9)


Sincerely believing a lie does NOT
change the lie into the truth – (13:26-
30; Prov 14:12; Jer 10:23; Gal 6:3)
Liars will be destroyed – but they also
destroy those who believe them –
(Rev. 21:8; Jer. 23:23; 2 Pet 21-22; 2
Thes 2:10-12)
We can know the truth and we can
please God – (John 7:17; 8:32; Rom
10:17; 2 Thes 2:10-12)

We Can Know The Truth

Need to mature in the faith - (Rom
16:16; Eph 4:14)
We MUST test what is said (Acts
17:11; 1 John 4:1)
We MUST study for ourselves -
(Prov 2:1-5; Psalm 1:1,2; 119:11,97-
104; 2 Tim 2:15; Heb 5:14)
Never misapply the word - (2 Cor
2:17; 2 Peter 3:16)

Told Or Believed
Jeroboam continued his evil ways and
was eventually struck down by the
lord –(33,34; 2 Chron. 13:20)
The old prophet eventually was
buried with the man of God –
(2 Kings 23:18)
Words of the man of God came true
300 years later – (2 Kings 23:15-20)
The consequences of our
disobedience to God! (2 Thes 1:7-9)

2 Thessalonians 2:9-15 (NKJV)
9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the

working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying
wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception
among those who perish, because they did not
receive the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them
strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12
that they all may be condemned who did not
believe the truth but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-15 (NKJV)
13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always

for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because
God from the beginning chose you for salvation
through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in
the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel,
for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold
the traditions which you were taught, whether by
word or our epistle.

Charts by Don McClain
Prepared September 22-24, 2011
Preached September 25, 2011
West 65th Street church of Christ
P.O. Box 190062
Little Rock AR 72219
501-568-1062

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