1 Kings 22:26 records Ahab king of Israel ordering the arrest of God’s prophet Micaiah. He was charges with speaking evil of the king. What Micaiah had spoken was God’s words concerning Ahab and his false prophets. From our perspective in history we know that Micaiah was speaking the truth. It should also be a reminder to us that throughout history people have faced false imprisonment when they spoke the truth to a society living in delusion. Led by Jezebel and Ahab most of Israel had chosen to ignore the God who had given them their land and security. They made up stories about how they came to possess the homes and devised a fantasy of how it was sustained. Even after the one true God led Israel to twice defeat a larger Syrian army the fantasy was more appealing than the truth. We don’t know what happened to Micaiah. Perhaps he languished in prison during the two years that Ahaziah, son of Ahab, ruled. Maybe Ahaziah killed the one who foretold the death of his father. Perhaps Jehu set him free. Whatever the outcome I believe that God comforted Micaiah the rest of his days for his faithful confidence in God as he stood before king Ahab and spoke the truth.
Stuart
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