The Lord has highlighted 1 Kings 22 many times over the years. It is a powerful narrative that shows the desperate need for the true word of the Lord regardless of consequences. Today Australia needs the prophetic voice more than ever!
King Jehoshaphat (יְהוֹשָׁפָט meaning ‘Jehovah has judged’; son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah) visits the King of Israel (Ahab אַחְאָב a wicked king) and although we know the King of Israel had 400 ‘prophets’ (1 Kings 22:6) Jehoshaphat asks is there a prophet of the Lord! In other words the 400 prophets that the King of Israel had gathered were useless as they were simply a bunch of ‘yes men’.
Jehoshaphat wanted a true man of God to speak! Continue reading “Where is the prophet of the LORD?”