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Asa’s son, Jehoshaphat, was a good king and seems to learn from his father what needed to be done. Yet he was willing to try and work with the wicked kings of Israel. He continued some but not all the reforms which God would have required in the nation. In today’s world, he would be an average second-generation Christian, which is sad.
Here in chapter 22, he could recognize that Ahab brought forth prophets which he could tell were false and asked to hear a prophet of God. Ahab, against his own judgment, brought forth Micaiah. Micaiah’s interaction is priceless but ultimately fruitless. Jehoshaphat who called for a true prophet of God didn’t listen and barely escaped with his life.
One can only guess why Jehoshaphat called for a true prophet and then didn’t listen. I guess that he was looking for God to confirm what he had already planned to do and when God didn’t, he did it anyway. The lesson to learn is if we ask God for direction, we need to make sure we want it and not just want God to back up our plans. God needs to be our leader not our confirmation after the fact.
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