A King with a Bad Friend
At church yesterday Apostle spoke about King Jehosephat and King Ahab. He explained how King Jehosephat was king in Judah and God blessed his kingship. The country was at peace. However, he decided to join alliances with King Ahab, king of Israel by allowing his son to marry King Ahab's daughter. The problem with King Ahab was that he married Jezebel who was an idolater so of course the children weren't of God. This led to King Ahab's demise because God never intended for him to marry her. Also, God never intended for King Jehoshaphat to join affinity to King Ahab.
Consequently, as Jehoshaphat was visiting Ahab, Ahab asked him to go to battle with him. Jehoshaphat agreed, but the told him to seek counsel from God. Ahab called 400 prophets and they all prophesied that they should go to battle and that God would be with them. However, Jehoshaphat wanted to hear from a prophet of God and asked for one. King Ahab told him that there was one that always prophesied doom and Jehoshaphat insisted that they get him.
When the prophet Macaiah came he wasn't really interested in prophesying to the king, so he just told him what he wanted to hear, "God will be with you," But Ahab told him to tell the truth and surely the prophet Macaiah told him not only would Israel be scattered, but they would be scattered because of the false prophets who were filled with a lying spirit. One of the 400 false prophets was angry at Macaiah and slapped him and told him that he wasn't better than him. King Ahab sentenced the prophet Macaiah to jail, "until he comes back in.." and Macaiah told the people that if it didn't happen he wasn't a prophet of God.
They went to battle and King Ahab was killed. King Jehoshaphat was spared because he called on the name of Jesus!
Consequently, as Jehoshaphat was visiting Ahab, Ahab asked him to go to battle with him. Jehoshaphat agreed, but the told him to seek counsel from God. Ahab called 400 prophets and they all prophesied that they should go to battle and that God would be with them. However, Jehoshaphat wanted to hear from a prophet of God and asked for one. King Ahab told him that there was one that always prophesied doom and Jehoshaphat insisted that they get him.
When the prophet Macaiah came he wasn't really interested in prophesying to the king, so he just told him what he wanted to hear, "God will be with you," But Ahab told him to tell the truth and surely the prophet Macaiah told him not only would Israel be scattered, but they would be scattered because of the false prophets who were filled with a lying spirit. One of the 400 false prophets was angry at Macaiah and slapped him and told him that he wasn't better than him. King Ahab sentenced the prophet Macaiah to jail, "until he comes back in.." and Macaiah told the people that if it didn't happen he wasn't a prophet of God.
They went to battle and King Ahab was killed. King Jehoshaphat was spared because he called on the name of Jesus!
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