1 Kings 13:7

A Man Of God Proclaims Judgment Against The False Altar

⁶ Then the king responded to the man of God, “Plead for the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God pleaded for the favor of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first. ⁷ Then the king declared to the man of God, “Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.” ⁸ But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn’t go with you, and I wouldn’t eat bread or drink water in this place,

Man of God

2 Kings 5:15

Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel. Therefore, please accept a gift from your servant.”

1 Samuel 9:7-8

“Suppose we do go,” Saul said to his attendant, “what do we take the man? The food from our packs is gone, and there’s no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

Genesis 18:5

I will bring a bit of bread so that you may strengthen yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. Later, you can continue on.”

“Yes,” they replied, “do as you have said.”

Judges 13:15

“Please stay here,” Manoah told Him, “and we will prepare a young goat for You.”

Judges 19:21

So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. Then they washed their feet and ate and drank.

Jeremiah 40:5

When Jeremiah had not yet turned to go, Nebuzaradan said to him: “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people or go wherever you want to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.

Malachi 1:10

“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

Acts 8:18-20

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

1 Peter 5:2

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;