The third item to notice about Micaiah is his response (22:15-28). After Micaiah swears to only speak what the Lord speaks, Ahab asks him whether or not the Lord supports his plan against Ramoth Gilead. Micaiah initially replies in the same way as the other prophets, but Ahab is skeptical (22:15). As we mentioned earlier, Ahab’s skepticism stemmed from Micaiah’s reputation. Because of this, he sarcastically asks Micaiah how many times he must make Micaiah swear to tell nothing but the truth (22:16). Micaiah then comes clean concerning what the Lord actually said: Israel has no legitimate king and its soldiers should stay home (22:17). You can probably imagine Ahab is upset by this saying. He affirms his suspicion that Micaiah always speaks evil about him (22:18). Micaiah, however, does not stop speaking when he sees Ahab get frustrated and issues his
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I have already said this twice, but angering the king was not wise. What Micaiah said in this text could have easily ended in his death; yet, he sought to only speak what the Lord did. He did not care how it would end for him. He saw that he had to respond with honesty, and he boldly accomplished this task. We may note an example of this from the past. There is a story from church history about a woman named Potimianea from Alexandria, Egypt. This woman endured severe tortures and burning pitch because she confessed her faith in Jesus. If she chose to renounce Him, she could have escaped these persecutions. Instead, her response was honest. I am afraid that many Christians today would respond to this situation by lying and renouncing Jesus. If we return to the example of Amos, we can also see that he had an honesty response. After Amaziah tells Amos to leave, Amos says that he was not a “professional” prophet and that Israel was going to be taken captive by Assyria (Amos 7:14-17). Despite Amaziah’s threats and harsh words, Amos continued to respond with
I have already said this twice, but angering the king was not wise. What Micaiah said in this text could have easily ended in his death; yet, he sought to only speak what the Lord did. He did not care how it would end for him. He saw that he had to respond with honesty, and he boldly accomplished this task. We may note an example of this from the past. There is a story from church history about a woman named Potimianea from Alexandria, Egypt. This woman endured severe tortures and burning pitch because she confessed her faith in Jesus. If she chose to renounce Him, she could have escaped these persecutions. Instead, her response was honest. I am afraid that many Christians today would respond to this situation by lying and renouncing Jesus. If we return to the example of Amos, we can also see that he had an honesty response. After Amaziah tells Amos to leave, Amos says that he was not a “professional” prophet and that Israel was going to be taken captive by Assyria (Amos 7:14-17). Despite Amaziah’s threats and harsh words, Amos continued to respond with