<TITLE>06. Par 20-24</TITLE>L-20 Now, Jehoshaphat being a righteous man, he said, "We should inquire of the Lord whether we should do this or not." That's a good... shows that he had some background. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God."
And he said, "Oh, sure. I've got plenty here we can inquire. I've got--I've got a school down here that's got four hundred prophets, well-trained, dressed and fed. They're ecclesiastical giants. So, we'll send and get them, and inquire of the hand of the Lord."

L-21 When they come up they began to prophesy. And with one accord, every one in one accord, began to say, "Go on up to Ramoth-Gilead. The Lord is with you. The Lord will bring you back. And the Lord's going to give you the victory." You know... and one of them made himself a pair of horns, and he was going to... By that they was going to push the aliens back.
But you know, there's something... No matter how much you try to polish anything up, if it's not according to the Word of God, to a Christian it doesn't sound right. No matter how you polish it up, and how pretty it's supposed to look, and everything, and how religious it seems to be, if it just isn't the Word... You know, Christians live on sheep Food, and sheep Food is the Word of God. If it hasn't got the Word in it, it doesn't sound right.

L-22 So that didn't sound just right. No matter these men was well-trained seminary students, and so forth; but it didn't sound just right to Jehoshaphat, because it didn't co-operate with the Word just right.
So he said, "Isn't there just one more?"
"One more, when four hundred, with one accord, is saying, 'Go up. The Lord's with you?'"
He said, "But, surely, there's just one more somewhere."
He said, "Oh, yes. I've got another holy-roller up here. But he's--he's the son of Imlah, Micaiah. But I--I hate him. He's always saying something evil against me."

L-23 Certainly. How could he say anything else? because that was his life. He needed to be corrected. God had one man who would stand out among all of them and tell what was truth. Whether it's right or wrong, tell it.
He said, "Well, better go get him."
He said, "Oh, this... Oh, surely you can believe four hundred." He said, "And they're the best. They're the best dressed, and the best polished, they're the best students. And, why, there's four hundred of them. How could you ask for another one?"
He said, "But..." In other words, "If you'd just confess that... I have a little feeling there's something wrong. It doesn't sound just right."
So, he said, "Well, we'll send up and get Micaiah."

L-24 So they sent a runner to him. He said, "Now, we're having a meeting, and all the clergymen are agreeing that this, and this, should be the thing to be done. So we want you to say the same thing that they say. You say the same thing they say, because they're the bishops, and the high members, and so forth. So you must say just exactly the same thing they say."
He said, "As the Lord God lives, I will only say what He puts in my mouth."
We need more Micaiahs today, don't you think so? Just keep what the Lord God said. Let that be truth. Let what God said be true; everything else a lie.
He said, "As the Lord liveth, I will just say what he says."
And they met him, and said, "Now, don't you disagree with any of those theologians, because you're just small potatoes, and few in a hill. So you just be careful now, because you could get yourself in trouble. And the--and the association's all met together, and I'm telling you what they agree upon. You have to abide by that."


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