26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
Sadly, we are living at a time when those who have the courage to speak truth might be looking at jail time for doing so. In fact, things are predicted to get so bad that the prophet Amos laments that lies and conspiracy theories will flood the land to such great lengths that the truth will have virtually evaporated.
Amos 8: 11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Ahab continued to dig in his heels, even as his mind is troubled by forebodings, but he has so long been training his mind to deliberately believe lies, that he seems trapped in the deadly cycle. What Ahab does next shows that he isn’t fully convinced by his own lies, but having reached thus far, he would push the matter to the brink and try to force his delusion into reality.
1st Kings 22:30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!