1 Kings 22:6-8
22:6 So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?”
They said, “Attack! The sovereign one
will hand it over to the king.”
22:7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the
Lord still here, that we may ask him?”
22:8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the
Lord’s will.
But I despise
him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.
Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things.”
1 Kings 22:13-14
22:13 Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed.
Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.”
22:14 But Micaiah said, “As certainly as the
Lord lives, I will say what the
Lord tells me to say.”
1 Kings 22:24-28
22:24 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said, “Which way did the
Lord’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
22:25 Micaiah replied, “Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”
22:26 Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.
22:27 Say, ‘This is what the king says, “Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water
until I safely return.”’”
22:28 Micaiah said, “If you really do safely return, then the
Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take note,
all you people.”
Isaiah 30:10
30:10 They say to the visionaries, “See no more visions!”
and to the seers, “Don’t relate messages to us about what is right!
Tell us nice things,
relate deceptive messages.
Jeremiah 5:31
5:31 The prophets prophesy lies.
The priests exercise power by their own authority.
And my people love to have it this way.
But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes!
Jeremiah 5:2
5:2 These people make promises in the name of the Lord.
But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”
Jeremiah 2:1-3
The Lord Recalls Israel’s Earlier Faithfulness
2:1 The Lord spoke to me. He said:
2:2 “Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem: ‘This is what the Lord says: “I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.
2:3 Israel was set apart to the Lord; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the Lord.’”