Jeroboam's Hand Withered and Restored

"And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him."

"And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again."

Did Jeroboam repent?

He asked for prayer in the moment but did not turn from his idolatry — a sober example of remorse without true repentance.

Why was the altar rent?

It was an enacted sign that God rejected Jeroboam's false worship at Bethel, fulfilling the prophet's word.

Where in the Bible is the miracle of Jeroboam's Hand Withered and Restored?

The miracle of Jeroboam's Hand Withered and Restored is recorded in 1 Kings 13:4 (KJV), with additional references in 1 Kings 13:6.

Who performed the miracle of Jeroboam's Hand Withered and Restored?

Scripture records that God (through a man of God from Judah) carried out this miracle at Bethel. Ultimately the power belonged to God, who alone does wondrous things (Psalm 72:18).