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The king heard the threatening message that the man of God boldly proclaimed against the altar in Bethel.

Jeroboam (raising his hand): Grab hold of him! He’s dangerous!

When Jeroboam raised his hand from the altar, it shriveled up instantaneously, and he could not bring it back to his body. The altar broke apart, and the ashes of fat fell out of the altar. This sign occurred exactly as the man of God said it would in the message he gave from the Eternal One.

Jeroboam (to the man of God): I beg you to intercede quickly with the Eternal, your True God, and ask Him to make my hand normal again.

So the man of God called upon the Eternal, and Jeroboam’s hand became normal again, as if it had never changed.

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