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Attacking the Messenger
Commentators observe that King Ahab's immediate response is to attack the prophet, not the prophecy. He accuses Micaiah of speaking from personal hatred and malice, rather than from God. This is a classic tactic used by those who wish to avoid an uncomfortable truth: discredit the messenger to ignore the message.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 22:18
18th Century
Theologian
See 1 Kings 22:8. Ahab implies that he believes Micaiah spoke out of pure malevolence, without any authority from God for his predictio…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:18
17th Century
Pastor
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat
Plainly perceiving that the prophet foretold that he should fall in bat…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 22:15–28
17th Century
Minister
The greatest kindness we can do to someone who is going in a dangerous way is to tell him of his danger. To leave the hardened criminal without exc…