Mauling of the Man of God (1 Kin. 13:26)

Warning: When you have received the word of the Lord -- that is, you know for certain His will -- and alter or ignore it, you are setting yourself up to be "mauled." In this case, the consequence was that the man of God was mauled by a lion. The verse says God gave him over to it. Rejecting God's word has consequence! It's interesting that 1 Peter 5:8 refers to Satan as a roaring lion. Especially, he enjoys devouring those who ignore, alter or defy God's word.