PROCLAMATION
“And when he was come to the king, the king said unto
him, ‘Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?’ And he said, ‘Go ye up, and prosper, and they
shall be delivered into your hand’ … Then he said, ‘I did see all Israel
scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and The Lord said,
‘These have no master …’ ’ ” 2
Chronicles 18:14-16 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
The words of First and Second Chronicles were written as one book under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God by Ezra the scribe and priest and historical Bible scholar according
to Jewish tradition. Some years after Jehoshaphat
king of Judah had acquired an abundance of riches and honor, he went to Samaria
to see Ahab king of Israel. Ahab asked
Jehoshaphat if he would join him in battle against Ramoth Gilead and he replied,
“I am as you are, and thy people are my people.” (2 Chronicles 18:1-3) Then Jehoshaphat said to Ahab, first seek the
counsel of The Lord. Ahab gathered
together four hundred prophets and they all said he should attack Ramoth Gilead.
But Jehoshaphat asked is there not a
prophet of The Lord that he might ask. He
said that there was one man, Micaiah the son of Imla, but Ahab hated him
because he never prophesied anything good to him. (2 Chronicles 18:4-7) They sent for Micaiah and he came before the
king. When he was asked if they should go
into battle against Ramoth Gilead he told them to go and be victorious. Ahab questioned him and then he said that he
saw all of Israel scattered upon the mountains without a shepherd. Ahab was upset because again Micaiah had
again prophesied evil for him. Micaiah
continued to speak saying that while attacking Ramoth Gilead, King Ahab would
die. (2 Chronicles 18:14-19) Ahab
ordered that Micaiah be sent back to Amon with orders to put him in prison and
feed him only bread and water once a day.
So, Ahab and Jehoshaphat went to battle against Ramoth Gilead. During the battle Jehoshaphat was surrounded
and he called upon The Lord, and He helped him. (2 Chronicles 18:25-32) However, Ahab was struck by a random arrow
and severely wounded. He told his
chariot driver to get him out of the fighting.
He propped himself up in the chariot and continued as the battle raged
on for the rest of the day. About the
time of sunset on the same day that he was wounded, King Ahab died. (2
Chronicles 18:33-34)
APPLICATION
The Bible contains God’s commandments, statues, and
promises. It provides basic instructions
for Christian living. Just because we do
not like what the word of God says does not mean that it is untrue or that
things will not happen as He says that they will. Read and obey God’s word. It will be easier for heaven and earth to
completely pass away than for anything in God’s word to fail. (Luke 16:17)
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