1 Kings 22:19

“And he saith, hear thou therefore the word of the Lord, etc.] Since he had represented what he had said as proceeding from hatred to him, he would make it clear and plain that what he had said was the word of the Lord, and according to his mind; and that what the other prophets had said was owing to a lying spirit in them, which the Lord suffered for his ruin; all which are represented as in a vision, in which things are brought down to the capacities of men, and not as really transacted: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne; so it was represented to his mind, as if he had seen with his bodily eyes the divine Being in a glorious form, as a king sitting on his throne, to do justice and…”

“David’s Psalms had familiarised the Israelites with Yahweh sitting upon a throne in the heavens (Psalms 9:7; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 45:6; Psalms 103:19, etc.); but to be allowed to see in vision the ineffable glory of the Almighty thus seated, was a rare favor. It was granted to Isaiah, to Daniel (marginal references), to Ezekiel Ezekiel 1:26, and in Christian times to Stephen Acts 7:56, and John Revelation 4:2. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He said - I will give thee a distinct and true account of the whole matter, in God's name and presence. I saw - By the eyes of my mind: for he could not see the Lord with bodily eyes. The Host - The angels, both good and bad, the one possibly on his right, the other on his left hand. Nor is it strange that the devils are called the host of heaven; if you consider, first, that their original seat was in heaven. Secondly, that the name of heaven is often given to all that part of the world which is above the earth, and among the rest, to the air, and where the devil's residence and dominion lies, Eph 2:2, and that both Michael and his angels, and the Dragon and his angels, are said to be, and…”

“22:19-23 Micaiah explained that God had allowed a lying spirit of prophecy to mislead Ahab to bring about his death. In his sovereignty, God used the counsel of Ahab’s false prophets to accomplish his will.”

“Hear thou: Isa 1:10, Isa 28:14; Jer 2:4, Jer 29:20, Jer 42:15; Eze 13:2; Amo 7:16 I saw the Lord: Micaiah evidently gives here an account of what appeared to him in a vision. many of the circumstances must be considered as parabolical; for truth, rather than facts, is revealed in such representations. Ch2 18:18-22; Isa 6:1-3; Eze 1:26-28; Dan 7:9, Dan 7:10; Act 7:55, Act 7:56; Rev 4:2, Rev 4:3 all the host: Job 1:6, Job 2:1; Psa 103:20, Psa 103:21; Isa 6:2, Isa 6:3; Zac 1:10; Mat 18:10, Mat 25:31; Heb 1:7, Heb 1:14, Heb 12:22; Rev 5:11 3 Kings (1 Kings) 22:20”