2Ch 18:30 | KingComments | STEP | Despite the clear prophecy of Micaiah Jehoshaphat joins the battle ( ). Jehoshaphat is so entangled that even on the advice of Ahab he goes into battle recognizably as king, while Ahab disguises himself ( ). With this Jehoshaphat indicates that he is like the king of Israel. He gives up his own identity and is to the people of the ‘world’ the king of Israel. Therefore the enemy focuses on him. The king of Aram or Syria has ordered to worry about nothing and nobody but only about the king of Israel ( ). He is the target of the fight. When then they see Jehoshaphat, they think he is the king of Israel ( ). They turn aside to fight against him. Then two miracles happen. The first is that Jehoshaphat is miraculously saved and the second is that Ahab is miraculously killed. Jehoshaphat is saved because he cries out to the LORD to come to his aid ( ). Emergency learns to pray. The LORD helps him and turns the enemy away from him by showing them that he is not the king of Israel ( ). Jehoshaphat is delivered by pure grace. David has experienced the same thing. He is also once delivered by the LORD from a snare in which he went into himself in his flight from Saul ( ). Ahab dies, as God has said. His disguise has, of course, not benefited. A man shoots his arrow at Ahab without realizing that he is pointing his arrow at Ahab ( ). It is not right to assume that the man shoots at random. A soldier does not do anything like that. His shooting at random means that he has no idea he has chosen Ahab as the target of his arrow. The arrow “strikes the king of Israel in a joint of the armor”. Jehoshaphat is saved despite his striking royal dress that has made him the target white of the enemy; Ahab dies despite his inconspicuous armor, which led him to believe he could escape the enemy’s attention. Who can do evil to those who are protected by God? And who or what can protect those whom God wants to kill? Ahab realizes his situation and orders to take him out of battle to take care of his wound. However, this does not seem to succeed because of the ongoing battle ( ). He is forced to stay in battle and slowly bleeds to death. By the time the sun goes down, his life goes down and he dies. Further, there is no mention of Ahab here. It is about Jehoshaphat.

‏ 2 Chronicles 18:30

Death of Ahab

Despite the clear prophecy of Micaiah Jehoshaphat joins the battle (2Chr 18:28). Jehoshaphat is so entangled that even on the advice of Ahab he goes into battle recognizably as king, while Ahab disguises himself (2Chr 18:29). With this Jehoshaphat indicates that he is like the king of Israel. He gives up his own identity and is to the people of the ‘world’ the king of Israel. Therefore the enemy focuses on him. The king of Aram or Syria has ordered to worry about nothing and nobody but only about the king of Israel (2Chr 18:30). He is the target of the fight. When then they see Jehoshaphat, they think he is the king of Israel (2Chr 18:31a). They turn aside to fight against him.

Then two miracles happen. The first is that Jehoshaphat is miraculously saved and the second is that Ahab is miraculously killed. Jehoshaphat is saved because he cries out to the LORD to come to his aid (2Chr 18:31b). Emergency learns to pray. The LORD helps him and turns the enemy away from him by showing them that he is not the king of Israel (2Chr 18:32). Jehoshaphat is delivered by pure grace. David has experienced the same thing. He is also once delivered by the LORD from a snare in which he went into himself in his flight from Saul (1Sam 27:1-3 ; 1Sam 29:9-11).

Ahab dies, as God has said. His disguise has, of course, not benefited. A man shoots his arrow at Ahab without realizing that he is pointing his arrow at Ahab (2Chr 18:33). It is not right to assume that the man shoots at random. A soldier does not do anything like that. His shooting at random means that he has no idea he has chosen Ahab as the target of his arrow. The arrow “strikes the king of Israel in a joint of the armor”.

Jehoshaphat is saved despite his striking royal dress that has made him the target white of the enemy; Ahab dies despite his inconspicuous armor, which led him to believe he could escape the enemy’s attention. Who can do evil to those who are protected by God? And who or what can protect those whom God wants to kill?

Ahab realizes his situation and orders to take him out of battle to take care of his wound. However, this does not seem to succeed because of the ongoing battle (2Chr 18:34). He is forced to stay in battle and slowly bleeds to death. By the time the sun goes down, his life goes down and he dies. Further, there is no mention of Ahab here. It is about Jehoshaphat.