The Omaha guide., 1934-07-28
Lesson for July %
MIcAlAH SPEAKS The TRUTH


LESSON EXT Kings 2z:1-Ao.
GOLDEN TEXT-And Micaiah said,
As the Lord liveth. what the Lord saith
unto me. that will I speak. / Kings
92I4.
PRIMARY ToPIc-A Man who Told
the Truth.
JUNIOR ToPIC-A Man h Dared
60 Tell the Truth.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
&c Telling the Truth Under Dinicul-
ues.
YoUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C@CourAgeous Truth-Telling.
I. A League Between TWO kInos
tVy. LAY.
/. Who these kings were ". p.
& JehoshAphat, king Of Judah. he
was for the most part a good king.
having done much to put down Idol
airy and restore the worship OF the
true God.
b. Ahab. king Of Israel He was a
weak and wicked king.
2 The occasion ". p. 1t was on a
visit OF Jehoshaphat to Ahab, perhaps
FOR the cultivation Of a friendly rela-
tionship in case Of an attack by the
Syrians. or 1t may have been because
OF q social relation incident to the mar
rage OF Jeh~oshaphat's son to Ahab's
daughter, the wicked Athaliah.
3. The purpose Of wv. 8. ~. 1t was
merger for the purpose of conquest.
The fortified city Of Ramoth-gilead had
been ceded to Ahab as the result of
q previous war. but it had not BEEN
actually turned over. J~ehoshaphati
pledged unreseryedly the support Of
his people, without seeking the mind
of God.
u. Advice From the Lord Sought
wv. 5-2S).
Even though the merger had been
formed ~JehOshaphat was unwilling to
90 into battle without inquiring of the
Lord.
1. Through a group OF prophets
". 6; 9-12). Some four hundred
prophets responded TO the call of
Ahab. Who those prophets were we
are not told. Evidently they were not
prophets OF Baal q Kings is :19) (;
neither we're they true prophets Of
the Lord They knew Ahab's wish and
therefore sought to curry favor with
him by e-neonEa=ins him 70 follow out
his desire. Zedekiah, their leader.
symboliZed the success of the joint
campaign by the use OF horns OF iron
J~ehoshaphat senSed the falseness Of
these prophets
2 A message from the Lords propA-
ct desired ". ID. The king OF Judah
with Ahab without knowing the mind
Of God as to the matter. This be
should nave sought before conserving
TO the merger.
3 Micaiah speaks the truth wv.
1898.
a. He first speaks in irony ". i5).
The kings messenger who brought
lAicaiah from prison advised him to
Epeak that which would be pleasing to
1.-THE king, but Micaiah was not a man.
server but Gods faithful servant. He
tcourageously declared that his message
would be what God told him to say
Nv. l4A. Regardless Of result he would
do only as God directed.
b. Micaiah speaks plainly wv. IS
2s) Ahab detected the prophets ironic
speech and demanded of him the plain
truth. To this demand Micaiah re-
sponded by making clear the peril
which awaited them. He also told
Ahab that through lying spirits he
would be lured to a place of death.
This faithfulness on the part Of Gods
prophet was rewarded by houting and
shifting by the false prophets and with
imprisonment from the king. The rue
prophet viii speak Gods word regard
less Of consequences.
s From Micaiah's experience we should
learn:
ID The inevitable opposition be
tween Gods message and the purpose
Of evil men. This explains why true
Rpreschers Of the Word OF God are IN
popular, and are called narrow and
GUM
Cd The folly Of the attitude of
hatred against those who truly wit.
mess against them. Ahab hated NJ
caiah because Micaiah told him what
would come to him for such n course
oS action Gods prophet did not make
the evil but only made II known.
III. The Doom Of Ahab wv. 2e-4e).
i. He went forth to battle Ia spite of
Aicaiah's warning. The issue proved
that Micaiah was right.
z He disguised himself a. a COM
mon soldier. He thought to escape
the predicted fate through disguise.
but an arrow from the enemy plercei
him in spite Of his armor. Ahah dlec
as predicted and his blood was licked
by the dogs as Elijah had said q
Kings 21:19). There Is s bitter end
coming to those who wiz no; heed
Col warning. The only w&y to ps-