1 Kings 14:14Moreover Yahweh will raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is day! What? Even now.
The setting
Bethel, Israel, ~930 BC. Ahijah prophesies the exact timing and method of dynasty change coming to the northern kingdom...
The emotion here: urgent prophetic certainty about imminent divine intervention
The original word
yakrit (יַכְרִית) — to cut off completely, destroy utterly, leaving no remnant
Why it matters
Baasha fulfilled this prophecy within two years by assassinating Nadab during the siege of Gibbethon
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 14:14
The phrase 'This is day! What? Even now' suggests the judgment was imminent, not distant
Common misconceptionPeople read this as a distant future prophecy, but the Hebrew suggests it was happening immediately - divine judgment was already in motion.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 14:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 14:14 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Ahijah. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, dynastic change, future judgment. Notable phrases: raise him up a king; cut off the house of Jeroboam. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
Your reflection
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