Reference

1 Kings 13:21

And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,
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So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

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And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet that brought him back:

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And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee,

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But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

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And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Literal Fulfillment

The verse describes a past disobedience and a pronouncement of judgment, not a prophetic event that is being literally fulfilled. The "thus saith the Lord" refers to a divine pronouncement of judgment for a past action, not a prediction of a future event.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a prophet communicating a message to another person, but it does not detail the method by which the prophet himself received that message from God. It only states "Thus saith the Lord," which is a common prophetic declaration, not a description of the communication method.