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He said, `I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.` He said, `You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.`
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God's Sovereignty in Judgment
Commentators explain that God's commissioning of a 'lying spirit' is a form of divine judgment. Scholar Charles Ellicott connects this to other passages like Ezekiel 14:9 and 2 Thessalonians 2:11, where God is shown to hand people over to deception as a consequence of their own rebellion and rejection of truth. This demonstrates God's sovereignty in judging those who have already hardened their hearts against Him.
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2 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And be. — Become (wĕhâyîthî lĕ). Kings omits the particle.
A lying spirit. — A spiri…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2).
Presbyterian
This history we read in 1 Kings 22. Abundant riches and honor give large opportunities of doing good, but they are attended with many snares and te…
