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NASB | 1 Kings 22:22 "The LORD said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, 'You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 22:22 "The LORD said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then the LORD said, 'You are to entice him and also succeed. Go and do so.' |
Bible Question: In 1 Samuel 16:14-16, says that evils spirits come from the Lord. What Lord they coming from? |
Bible Answer: 1 Kings 22:20-23 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. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 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. 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. Here once again, we have a window opened into that mysterious realm called the heavenlies, not the holy of holies where God dwells, for in that place no demons of devils draw nigh, but we have here an open vision into certain administrations that take place in the lower levels of the heavenlies or spirit realms, that if God did not give us such a glance we would have no idea that such things occur. When we read this passage we are reminded of the window opened in Job when we see satan coming in a similar gathering of heavenly creatures. And so here a lying spirit, but not satan and not a good angel, but probably one of the fallen angels volunteers for the job. This shows us many things. One that God will allow these evil powers to work in the earth for his purposes. God was going to persuade the king to go out to battle so that he might be killed. God was doing so because the king was exceeding wicked and would not repent. God had every right to judge him. God could have used any means of judgement that he chose. God will use the powers of darkness and let them come upon men to persuade a man to destruction. This is not the same as tempting man. It is the man being drawn away by his own lust. The good news is that for the saint who seeks the Lord in faith God can keep these evil powers from being allowed to try and persuade you. Even this wicked king.. God had to give permission before this evil lying spirit was allowed to go persuade him to go down to battle. Looking at this passage and comparing it with Saul you see the truth about how it is the mans fault, but God lets the judgement of the evil spirits come upon them. Yes this evil spirit was from the Lord, but only in the same way that you would say God let down the hedge.. and fear God because if we rebel in hard hearted unbelief and willful going of our own ways for sinful lusts, then we too are made vulnerable to the powers of darkness. |
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