“The king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward” (1 Kings 13:7). The first proffer came from Jeroboam and was sincere. • The duty in the proffer. “Give thee a reward” (1 Kings 13:7). It was the duty of a person to remunerate a prophet or other man of God who had done service for them. Paying preachers is Scriptural. “The Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live [make their living]
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