A KING WHO DID NOT LIKE THE TRUTH

1 Kings 22:1-28

Key Verse 14

But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”

1. Read verses 1-9. What did Ahab ask Jehoshaphat to do? (1-4a) Why did they bring Micaiah, son of Imlah despite the previous counsel of 400 prophets? (4b-9)

2. Read verses 10-20. Describe what was prophesied by the many prophets and then by Micaiah. (10-17) What else did he prophesy about Ahab? (18-20)

3. Read verses 21-28. Describe the conversation between a spirit and the Lord. (21-22) What can we learn from the Lord who put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of false prophets? (23) What did Zedekiah and Ahab do to suppress the truth? (24-27) What was Micaiah’s warning?

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