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“There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me” (2 Chronicles 18:7).

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Have you ever felt that way? What do you do when you don’t like what the Bible has to say?

I encourage you to read the entire chapter to read this verse in context. King Ahab, the king of the northern kingdom of Israel, and king Jehoshaphat, the king of the southern kingdom of Judah, were preparing to go to war with their common enemy. Before going to war king Jehoshaphat wanted to check with a prophet of God to see whether they should go to war or not.

First, they call together four hundred “prophets” who give them a favorable word. But Jehoshaphat isn’t confident about what these so-called “prophets” are saying. To Jehoshaphat it sounded like these “prophets” were just brown-nosing and saying whatever the king wanted to hear. So Jehoshaphat asks, “Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?” (2 Chronicles 18:6).

Jehoshaphat knows the deal. He calls it right out. These four hundred aren’t prophets. They don’t speak for the LORD.

This is when Ahab responds, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me.”

Perhaps, Ahab, this might have something to do with the fact that you are one of the most wicked kings in the history of Israel.

But, no. The problem is with the prophet of the LORD. The problem is what God has to say.

Here’s a clue: if you have a problem with God’s word, the problem is not God’s word. The problem is you. The problem is me. When we come across God’s word we do not like we are the ones who need to change and conform to God’s word, never the other way around.

Got it?