1st Kings 22:7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
This leads us to our third observation, because Ahab is not interested in hearing truth. In other words, if Micaiah is not going to go along with his agenda, he does not want to hear anything he has to say. Lesson: [3] I hate him because he speaks the truth. This presents a predicament of epic proportions, for when the concept is reasoned logically to its natural end, you would see that the four hundred prophets are actually goading on the king to commit suicide, for they just don’t want to hear truth.
1st Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spoke unto him, saying, behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
1st Kings 22:14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak. 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?
1st Kings 22:17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!