Rashi on the Former Prophets
1 Kings 13
Then behold a man of God. This was Yeddo.
Altar, altar. [The one] in Beis Eil and [the one] in Dan.
And the bones of human beings. This refers to Yerovom’s [bones], but he [the prophet] treated him with respect.
And he gave on that day. The prophet [gave] a sign on the day that he prophesied, [saying,] “This is your sign, the altar will split by itself today, and the ashes will be spilled onto the ground.”
But his hand dried up [stiffened]. The Holy One Blessed Is He, avenged the honor of a righteous person more than His own honor. [When] he was standing and offering sacrifices to idols, his hand did not stiffen, yet, because of slandering the righteous person, his hand stiffened.
Your God. But not my God, because he was still in a state of rebellion.
As it was originally. Standing and burning sacrifices to idols.
And have a meal. [And] eat.
An old prophet. A false prophet.
Who lived in Beis Eil. But he was not from there, but he came from Shomron, and so it is stated in the section dealing with Yoshiyahu, “his bones with the bones of the prophet who had come from Shomron.”
To the prophet. The false prophet.
That caused him to return. To the man of God. From here they [the Rabbis] deduced that [offering] refreshment is a great thing, for it causes the Divine Presence to rest on the prophets of the Baal.
And he called. The old prophet called the man of God.
For the prophet that he brought back. Whom this one [had brought] there, for the man of God to ride upon.
In his own grave. In the graveyard belonging to the false prophet in the city.
For [the message] will certainly come to pass, etc. Perhaps his bones will rescue my bones.
[Even] after all that transpired. That he saw this wonder and heard the words of the prophet, and he, nevertheless, did not repent. And our Rabbis expounded, “After the Holy One Blessed Is He, grasped him by his garment and said to him, ‘Repent, and I and you and the son of Yishay will stroll in the Garden of Eden.’”
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