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I Kings 22: Not the Prophet you were Expecting
The first part of Chapter 22 reads like a well written comedy script (more on the comedy of the funniest chapters in Tanach in II Chronicles 18). In addition to the humor of the chapter there is a surprising twist. Achav and Yehoshaphat sit on their thrones debating whether to go to battle against Aram. Achav’s false prophets repeat the same exact prophecy in unison. Yehoshaphat, according to the commentators, notices the tell here that these are false prophets. True prophets never prophecy the same exact thing. Yehoshphat asks his host is there any true prophets around. Achav answers: “There…
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