{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sabbath School From Home","title":"1 Kings 22 - Who can entice Ahab","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2720,"description":"What distinguishes a true prophet from a false one? The lesson this week offers several criteria, but we find ourselves drawn into the story of Micaiah and Ahab in 1 Kings 22, which we think might be one of the most searching explorations of that question in Scripture. The 400 court prophets tell Ahab what he wants to hear; Micaiah alone refuses. We explore what’s really going on: the false prophets mirror Ahab back to himself, confirming his own vision of reality. The true prophet does something far less comfortable — he insists that God has his own agenda, his own priorities, his own independent existence. We also sit with the humanity of the prophets: their discouragement may be less evidence of weakness than we assume — and along the way, Jonah raises the uncomfortable question of whether a prophet can deliver a true message from a false heart.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/81ET0fJwLmXBtvxgtWFCW8Dd-vV-n8na1TwON0e4uG4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkwMjgvMTU4NTY1/NTIwNC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}