A TERM PAPER ON

MICAIAH BEN IMLAH

In Partial Fulfillment of the Reuqirements

In

CHS 1

Submitted by:

Dawson Dave N. Mondejar

Princess Jale Utlang

Submitted to:

Asst. Prof. Emerenciano E. Guazon Jr.

How Micaiah became a Prophet?

Micaiah the son of Imlah, was clearly identified as a prophet of God with his brief story recorded in 1 Kings chapter 22 and in a
parallel passage in 2 Chronicles chapter 18. So, Micaiah was the prophet who anticipated the demise of King Ahab of Israel in the
fight at Ramoth Gilead, against the Syrians (1 Kings 22:8-28). Ahab had a large number of alleged prophets that disclosed to him that
he and King Jehoshaphat of Judah would be triumphant fighting against the Syrian ruler. Jehoshaphat inquired as to whether there was
a prophet of the Lord, since he was not persuaded by Ahab's prophets. Ahab said there is as yet one man, Micaiah. In any case, Ahab
disliked Micaiah "in light of the fact that he doesn't forecast great concerning me, however abhorrent" (1 Kings 22:8). When asking
Micaiah, he expressed "I see all Israel dissipated on the mountains as sheep that have no shepherd." Incensed by this prediction,
Zedekiah, Ahab's driving prophet, struck Micaiah on the cheek and considered him a liar. Ahab trusted Zedekiah's expectations of
triumph and had Micaiah detained. In any case, in the fight that pursued, Ahab was slaughtered, similarly as Micaiah anticipated.

Prophetic Message

As stated on the Bible, Micaiah was called, he at first expressed the view of the other prophets, but only in an ironic mockery, and
when the king adjured him to speak "nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord," he described two visions he had had: one, of the
Israelites scattered over the hills like sheep without a shepherd, which the Lord explained to mean, "these have no master, let every
one of them return to his house in peace"; and one, of a meeting of the heavenly council at which it was decided that Ahab should be
lured to his death in battle at Ramoth-Gilead by a spirit of falsehood in the mouths of his prophets. Micaiah, who firmly repeated the
prediction that the king would not return home alive, was then imprisoned for the duration of the campaign.

Although that was Micaiah’s prediction or vision on what God tells him, still the people doesn’t believed on him.
Source:

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/micaiah

http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/p329.htm

Historical Background