17<\/strong>. And he said<\/em> ] Here the LXX. adds , ‘Not so,’ and there is a similar insertion at the beginning of 1Ki 22:19<\/span>, where see note.<\/p>\n I saw all Israel<\/em> ] Here Micaiah in true prophetic tone relates a vision which foretells the utter ruin of the coming expedition.<\/p>\n scattered upon the hills<\/em> ] R.V. mountains<\/strong>. This is A.V. in 2 Chronicles, and the change gives a sense of greater dispersion. But in any case the two places should be alike.<\/p>\n as sheep that have not a<\/em> [R.V. no<\/strong> ] shepherd<\/em> ] Again the rendering in 2 Chronicles is adopted. The language of Micaiah spake in no doubtful tone of the coming death of Ahab. For the simile cf. Num 27:17<\/span>, a passage which may have been in Micaiah’s thoughts.<\/p>\n let them return<\/em> ] The prophet pictures the great disaster as falling specially upon Ahab. When he was slain, there would be no attempt to prevent the escape of his army.<\/p>\n Thus adjured, Micaiah wholly changes his tone. Ahab cannot possibly mistake the meaning of his vision, especially as the metaphor of sheep and shepherd for king and people was familiar to the Israelites from the prayer of Moses Num 27:17<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 17<\/span>. These have no master<\/B><\/I>] Here the prophet foretells the defeat of Israel, and the death of the king; they were as sheep<\/I> that had not a shepherd<\/I>, people that had no master<\/I>, the political shepherd<\/I> and master<\/I> (Ahab) shall fall in battle.<\/P> <\/p>\n I saw; <\/B>in the spirit, or in a vision. <\/P> Upon the hills; <\/B>upon the mountains of Gilead, nigh Ramoth; either where they lay encamped by Ahabs order, or to which they fled from the enemy, esteeming that the safest place. See Mat 24:16<\/span>. <\/P> As sheep that have not a shepherd; <\/B>as people who have lost their king. See Num 27:17<\/span>; Isa 40:11<\/span>; 44:28<\/span>; Eze 34:23<\/span>. <\/P> Every man to his house in peace; <\/B>discharged from the war; which was fulfilled, 1Ki 22:36<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 17. I saw all Israel scattered uponthe hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd<\/B>The purport ofthis was that the army of Israel would be defeated and dispersed;that Ahab would fall in the battle, and the people return withouteither being pursued or destroyed by the enemy.<\/P><\/p>\n And he said<\/strong>,…. The prophet, in a serious and solemn manner, being adjured by the king:<\/p>\n I saw all Israel scattered on the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd<\/strong>; the armies of Israel routed, dispersed, and fleeing, some one way and some another, on the mountains of Gilead near Ramoth, weak and helpless, not knowing where to go for safety, having none to direct them; and this was either now instantly represented to his mind, or what had been before in a dream or vision:<\/p>\n and the Lord said, these have no master<\/strong>; these sheep have no shepherd this army hath no general,<\/p>\n [Israel] has [lost its king]: let them return every man to his house in peace<\/strong>, very few slain, Jarchi thinks Ahab only, see 1Ki 22:31<\/span> that part of the threatening, 1Ki 20:42<\/span> was now to he accomplished, “thy life shall go for his life”, but the other part, “and thy people for his people”, was to be deferred to another time.<\/p>\n 17<\/strong>. <\/strong> As sheep that have not a shepherd <\/strong> Appropriate simile of a people that have lost their king, and so a prophecy of the fall of Ahab and the dispersion of his army. As Zedekiah had used imagery drawn from the Pentateuch, so does Micaiah also bear witness to that ancient book by using another simile of Moses. Compare Num 27:17<\/span>.<\/p>\n (17) And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. (18) And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? (19) And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. (20) And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. (21) And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. (22) And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. (23) Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n That Micaiah had been favoured with a divine vision, upon this occasion, is evident: for his prediction, and the event so exactly corresponding, plainly proved it. With respect to the lying spirit here spoken of, as influencing the prophets, to the destruction of Ahab: as this is an interesting part, and perhaps is not so generally understood; the pious Reader will not be displeased if I detain him with a few observations upon that subject. That there is at the head of our spiritual enemies, a leader, called Satan, who had a principal hand in the ruin of our nature at the fall; and who from that time, hath ruled, more or less, in the minds of the children of disobedience, is a doctrine, I take for granted, no wise person will venture to question, or deny. That the Son of God came to destroy his kingdom, is also an undoubted, and thoroughly allowed truth. That therefore, in this instance he had permission, by the mouths of the false prophets, to deceive Ahab; and that in numberless other instances, his power hath been, and still is, exerted (only limited as the wisdom of Jesus for blessed purposes allows) to influence the corrupt passions of men: scripture so decidedly shows, that it must argue great folly, as well as great wickedness, to dispute it. That the prophet Micaiah, therefore, should be taught this by the ministry of a vision, seems agreeable to the whole analogy of the divine word. And with respect both to the permission and success of his deception, when we consider what Job saith, and Paul confirms, the whole is most fully and satisfactorily explained. The former tells us, from inspired authority, that both the deceiver and deceived are his. And the latter, that in those that perish with the deceivableness of unrighteousness in the working of Satan, it is for this cause, God hath sent them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. See Job 12:16<\/span> ; 2Th 2:9-11<\/span> . If the Reader would see more on this subject, I refer him to Job 2:1<\/span> . Of Satan’s power in putting into the heart, as in the case of Judas; Joh 13:2<\/span> : Of filling the heart, as in Ananias; Act 5:3<\/span> : Of making the whole man full of subtilty, as in Elymas; Act 13:9-10<\/span> : And of reigning and ruling in the children of disobedience at his will; see Eph 2:2<\/span> ; 2Ti 1:18<\/span> .<\/p>\n 1Ki 22:17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.<\/p>\n Ver. 17. And he said.<\/strong> ] Being thus adjured, he speaks out, as did likewise our Saviour. Mat 26:63-64 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I saw all Israel, &c.<\/strong> ] This was plain enough, without a gloss; Ahab shall die, and his army be routed.<\/p>\n I saw: 1Sa 9:9, Jer 1:11-16, Eze 1:4, Act 10:11-17 <\/p>\n as sheep: 1Ki 22:34-36, Num 27:17, 2Ch 18:16, 2Ch 18:17, Jer 23:1, Jer 23:2, Jer 50:6, Jer 50:17, Eze 34:4-6, Zec 10:2, Zec 13:7, Mat 9:36 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:17 – these sheep 1Ki 12:16 – to your tents 1Ki 22:36 – there went 1Ch 21:17 – these sheep Isa 13:14 – as the Eze 12:24 – General Eze 34:5 – they were Nah 3:18 – thy people Mar 6:34 – because<\/p>\n 1Ki 22:17. And he said, I saw Namely, in the Spirit, or in a vision; all Israel scattered upon the hills Upon the mountains of Gilead, where they lay encamped by Ahabs order, or to which they fled from the enemy. As sheep that have no shepherd As people that have lost their king. The Lord said, These have no master; let them return, &c. Discharged from the war. This was fulfilled, 1Ki 22:36.<\/p>\n 22:17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, {o} These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.<\/p>\n (o) It is better for them to return home than to be punished and scattered because they go to war without God’s counsel and approval.<\/p>\n And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 17. 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