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Adventistische Schriften über: "The prophetic warning of Micah and its consequences in 2 Chronicles 18"
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The prophetic warning of Micah in 2 Chronicles 18 concerns King Ahab and King Jehoshaphat, who intended to go to war together. At Jehoshaphat’s request the prophet Micah was summoned, who—unlike the 400 false prophets—faithfully delivered God’s message: Israel would be scattered like sheep without a shepherd and Ahab would fall. Despite the warning both kings went into battle, where Ahab was killed by an arrow and Micah’s prophecy was fulfilled. Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem, where he was met by the prophet Jehu with a rebuke.
Micah’s prophetic warning before the war
»Discontented, Jehoshaphat earnestly sought to discover God’s will. “Is there not a prophet of the Lord here,” he asked, “that we might consult him?” “There is still a man, Micah, the son of Imlas, through whom we can consult the Lord,” Ahab replied; “but I hate him, for he prophesies nothing good about me, only evil.” Jehoshaphat insisted that the man of God be called; and when he appeared before them and was summoned by Ahab to speak “nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord,” Micah said: “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd; and the Lord said: ‘These have no lord; each shall return in peace to his house.’”«
The kings disregard the warning
»The prophet’s words should have been sufficient to show the kings that their plan was not favored by heaven, yet neither ruler inclined to heed the warning. Ahab had set his course and was determined to follow it. Jehoshaphat had given his word of honor: ‘We will be with you in battle’; and after making such a promise, he was reluctant to withdraw his troops. ‘Thus the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth‑Gilead.’«
Micah’s message and Ahab’s reaction
»When Micah entered, he told the king faithfully yet kindly about the fate of him and his army, although he likely knew he was placing his own life in the king’s wrath, and indeed the king immediately ordered an officer concerning him: ‘Throw this man into prison and feed him with hardship bread and hardship water until I return in peace.’ And Micah said: ‘If you do return in peace at all, the Lord has not spoken through me.’ And he said: ‘Hear, all peoples!’«
The fulfillment of the prophecy
»During the ensuing battle Ahab was struck by an arrow, and he died in the evening. ‘Around the time the sun set,’ ‘a cry rose through the army,’ ‘each to his city and each to his land!’ Thus the prophet’s word was fulfilled.«
The rebuke for Jehoshaphat after his return
»From that disastrous battle Jehoshaphat returned to Jerusalem. As he approached the city, the prophet Jehu met him with a rebuke: ‘Should you aid the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the Lord’s wrath is upon you. Yet good things have been found in you, that you have removed the Asherites from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.’«
- Micah prophet Ahab Jehoshaphat
- False prophets Israel Micah
- Jehoshaphat alliance with Ahab
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