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A Symbolic Heavenly Court
All the commentators agree that this vision of a heavenly council is symbolic, not a literal event. It uses the analogy of a human king's court to communicate a divine truth in an understandable way. The purpose is to reveal God's judgment on Ahab, not to give a factual report of heavenly proceedings.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 22:19–22
19th Century
Bishop
The symbolic vision of Micaiah, which naturally recalls the well-known description in Job 1:6-12 of the dealings of Satan with the Lord Himself, is…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:20
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord said, who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up
and fall at Ramothgilead ?
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…