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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Kings 22:18 - 22:18
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Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? - Since Ahab was disposed to trace this unwelcome truth to personal enmity, Micaiah proceeded fearlessly to tell the incensed monarch in full detail what had been revealed to him. The Hebrew prophets, borrowing their symbolic pictures from earthly scenes, described God in heaven as a king in His kingdom. And as earthly princes do nothing of importance without asking the advice of their counselors, God is represented as consulting about the fate of Ahab. This prophetic language must not be interpreted literally, and the command must be viewed as only a permission to the lying spirit (Rom 11:34) [Calmet].