24<\/strong>. But Zedekiah went<\/em> [R.V. came<\/strong> ] near<\/em> ] The verb is the same as in 1Ki 20:13<\/span>. See note there.<\/p>\n Josephus has a great expansion of the narrative at this point, which leads up to the blow given to Micaiah. He says ‘the king began to ponder on what had been said, but Zedekiah, one of the false prophets, came near and advised him to pay no regard to Micaiah, for he spake no truth. And he brought forward, as a proof of this, what Elijah, who knew the future far better than this man, had prophesied. He prophesied in the city of Jezreel and said that dogs should lick the king’s blood in the field of Naboth, as they had licked that of Naboth who through him had been stoned by the people. It is clear then that this man lies, in contradicting the better prophet and declaring that the king shall die within three days. But ye shall know if he is true and has the power of the divine spirit. For let him, after I have struck him, blast my hand at once, as Jadon (see above on 1Ki 13:1<\/span>) withered the right hand of king Jeroboam, when he desired to arrest him. For, said he, you have heard what happened then. Whereupon he struck Micaiah, and when no harm befel him, Ahab took heart and was encouraged to lead his army against the Syrian.’<\/p>\n Which way went the spirit of the Lord<\/em> ] The whole account intimates that Zedekiah conceived himself prompted by the divine spirit and thought that he was telling the truth to Ahab. He was moved by the spirit of prophecy but knew not that God had willed it to be to him a spirit of lies.<\/p>\n The LXX. has rendered ‘what spirit of the Lord was it that has spoken in thee?’<\/p>\n Smote Micaiah on the cheek – <\/B>As Micaiah had been brought from prison 1Ki 22:26<\/span>, it is probable that his hands were bound.<\/P> The prophet, thus standing before the great ones of the earth, bound and helpless, bearing testimony to the truth, and for his testimony smitten on the face by an underling, whose blow he receives without either shame or anger, is a notable type of our Lord before Caiaphas suffering the same indignity.<\/P> Which way … – <\/B>Zedekiahs meaning may perhaps be expounded as follows:<\/P> The Spirit of Yahweh certainly came to me, and inspired me with the answer which I gave. If He afterward went to thee, as thou sayest that He did, perhaps thou canst tell us – as all the secrets of the invisible world are, thou pretendest, open to thee – which way He took.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 24. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me<\/B><\/I>] This is an expression of as great insolence as the act was of brutal aggression. “Did the Spirit of the Lord, who rests solely upon me, condescend to inspire thee? Was it at this ear [where he smote him] that it entered, in order to hold communion with thee?” Josephus tells an idle rabbinical tale about this business, which is as unworthy of repetition as it is of credit. See his Antiq. of<\/I> the Jews<\/I>, book viii., c. 10.<\/P> <\/p>\n Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah; <\/B>the chief of the false prophets, who was much in the kings favour, upon which he now presumed. <\/P> Smote Micaiah on the cheek, <\/B>in way of contempt and scorn, Job 16:10<\/span>; Jer 20:2<\/span>; Lam 3:30<\/span>; Mar 14:65<\/span>. <\/P> Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, <\/B>i.e. in what manner went it? Forasmuch as I and my brethren have consulted the Lord, and answered in his name, and have the same Spirit which thou pretendest to have, and not a lying spirit, as thou dost falsely and maliciously affirm, how is it possible that the same Spirit should tell us one thing, and thee the quite contrary? <\/P> <\/p>\n 24, 25. Zedekiah the son ofChenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek<\/B>Theinsolence of this man, the leader of the false prophets, seems tohave been provoked by jealousy at Micaiah’s assumed monopoly of thespirit of inspiration. This mode of smiting, usually with a shoe, isboth severe and ignominious. The calm reply of the Lord’s prophetconsisted in announcing the fate of the false prophets who sufferedas the advisers of the disastrous expedition.<\/P><\/p>\n But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near<\/strong>,…. Stepped in haste and passion from the place where he was:<\/p>\n and smote Micaiah on the cheek<\/strong>; in contempt of him, and to show his indignation at what he said; this he did in open court, before two kings; one he believed would favour and screen him in this lawless action, and the other, out of his own jurisdiction, had not courage and presence of mind to resent it:<\/p>\n and said, which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?<\/strong> hereby boasting that he had the Spirit of the Lord, and was directed by him in what he said, and still remained with him, and could not possibly go to Micaiah, and suggest the very reverse; and therefore pertly asks him which way the spirit went, intimating that it was impossible he could steer a course contrary to himself.<\/p>\n (24) Smote Micaiah on the cheek.<\/strong>The act is not only the expression of contempt (see Isa. 1:6<\/span>; Mic. 5:1<\/span>; Mat. 5:39<\/span>), but of professed indignation at words of blasphemy against God, or of contempt for His vicegerents; as is seen clearly, when it is recorded as directed against Our Lord or against St. Paul (Joh. 18:22-23<\/span>; Act. 23:2<\/span>). The words which accompany it evidently convey a sarcastic reference to the knowledge of the secret dealings of God, implied in Micaiahs vision, with a view to turn it into ridicule. Micaiahs answer accordingly passes them by, and merely declares the shame and terror, with which Zedekiah shall find out hereafter the truth of the prophecy of evil. Josephus has a curious addition, that Zedekiah challenged Micaiah to wither up his hand, like the hand of Jeroboam at Bethel, and scouted his prophecy as inconsistent with that of Elijah (Antt. <\/em>viii. 15, 4).<\/p>\n 24<\/strong>. <\/strong> Smote Micaiah <\/strong> This act of insolence was an outburst of rage and malice, prompted by a momentary consciousness that Micaiah’s words were but too true. <\/p>\n Which way went the Spirit <\/strong> This was an attempt to turn the biting point of Micaiah’s vision against himself. As if he had said: The lying spirit has suddenly gone out from me to speak through thee; how has he effected it so quickly! Which route did he take?<\/p>\n (24) But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? (25) And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n In all ages false prophets have been the bitterest foes of God’s faithful servants!<\/p>\n 1Ki 22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?<\/p>\n Ver. 24. And smote Micaiah on the cheek.<\/strong> ] In a most disgraceful manner, and in such a presence. <\/p>\n “ Nihil est audaeius illis<\/p>\n Deprensis, iram atque animos a crimine sumunt. ” – Juvenal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Here “the prophet was a fool, the spiritual man mad.” Hos 9:7 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Which way went the Spirit of the Lord?<\/strong> ] Or, At what hour went, &c. Zedekiah would be thought to have the monopoly or sole enjoyment of the Spirit, as now the Jesuits would of learning and divinity. Aurelius the Sorbonist, a doctor of their own religion, saith of them, that they are a kind of men which have nothing more than theological arrogancy, but possess nothing less than theological science. a<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Vindiciar., <\/em> p. 629.<\/p>\n Which way. ? or, Which way then? <\/p>\n Zedekiah: 1Ki 22:11 <\/p>\n smote Micaiah: 2Ch 18:23, 2Ch 18:24, Isa 50:5, Isa 50:6, Lam 3:30, Mic 5:1, Mar 14:65, Mar 15:19, Mar 15:20, Joh 15:18, Joh 15:20, Act 23:2 <\/p>\n Which way: Jer 28:10, Jer 28:11, Jer 29:26, Jer 29:27, Mat 26:68, Mat 27:42, Mat 27:43 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Job 15:11 – is there Job 16:10 – they have smitten Job 26:4 – whose spirit Pro 9:7 – General Pro 26:5 – a fool Jer 18:18 – for the Jer 23:18 – who Eze 13:9 – and ye Mat 5:39 – whosoever Mat 21:35 – General Mat 26:67 – and others Luk 6:26 – so Luk 20:10 – beat Joh 7:52 – Art Act 13:8 – withstood Heb 11:36 – and scourgings<\/p>\n 1Ki 22:24-25. But Zedekiah went near The chief of the false prophets, who was much in the kings favour. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord, &c. In what manner went it? Contemptuous language as well as behaviour: as much as to say, How dare you prophesy directly contrary to what I have done, who have the Spirit of the Lord! Behold, thou shalt go into an inner chamber Into a secret place; to hide thyself For fear of being seized and punished as a false prophet, and as the great author and abetter of this pernicious war, and of Ahabs destruction. Probably he went with Ahab to the battle, after which he was glad to shelter himself where he could.<\/p>\n 22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, {s} Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?<\/p>\n (s) Thus the wicked would that none were in the favour of God but they, and that God has given his graces to none so much as to them.<\/p>\n But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 24. But Zedekiah went [R.V. came ] near ] The verb is the same as in 1Ki 20:13. See note there. 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