Why would Achav believe false prophets? [In the biblical book of Kings] Was it not clear to him that they knew nothing? Answer: because up until then everything they said was right. Every prediction came to pass exactly like they said. They were given power and miracles so that when the time would come to say something false,then they would be believed. That is the way of the Sitra Achra Dark Side. It gives awesome powers and miracles--true powers and miracles to people so as to when the real question arises --what is God's will?--then they will be believed when they say to worship false gods.
The history of the events was thus: Chizkiah and Achav got together to go to war. But before they went Achav called all his prophets to hear what they had to say. (Why would he do this, unless they had been proven accurate on every other occasion that he consulted with them?)
They all came and said he will win the war. Chizkiah then asked:
"Is there no prophet of God here?"
Achav said: "There is one; Michaihu is his name. and I hate him.
"Why is that?"
"Because he speaks only badly of me all the time."
"Call him and let's hear hat he has to say."
He came and said you will win the war. Achav said to him how many times do I have to tell you to say in prophecy only the truth in Gods name?
The Michaihu said that he would be killed in battle.
Achav then commanded he be put into prison until his return.
Michaihu said "If you return alive, then I am not a prophet of God."
Achav was killed. He had been fooled because everything else the prophets of the Baal had said had always turned out right.
The history of the events was thus: Chizkiah and Achav got together to go to war. But before they went Achav called all his prophets to hear what they had to say. (Why would he do this, unless they had been proven accurate on every other occasion that he consulted with them?)
They all came and said he will win the war. Chizkiah then asked:
"Is there no prophet of God here?"
Achav said: "There is one; Michaihu is his name. and I hate him.
"Why is that?"
"Because he speaks only badly of me all the time."
"Call him and let's hear hat he has to say."
He came and said you will win the war. Achav said to him how many times do I have to tell you to say in prophecy only the truth in Gods name?
The Michaihu said that he would be killed in battle.
Achav then commanded he be put into prison until his return.
Michaihu said "If you return alive, then I am not a prophet of God."
Achav was killed. He had been fooled because everything else the prophets of the Baal had said had always turned out right.
