- Go and prosper:
- This was strong irony; they were the precise words of the false prophets; but were spoken by Micaiah in such a tone and manner as at once shewed Ahab that he did not believe, but ridiculed these words of uncertainty. The reply of the Delphian oracle to Crosesus was as ambiguous as that returned to Pyrrhus, Croesus Halym penetrans magnam pervertet opum vim, "If Croesus crosses the Halys, he will overthrow a great empire." This he understood of the empire of Cyrus; the event proved it to be his own. He was deluded, yet the oracle maintained its credit. "And it came to pass¹ at noon,ª that Elijahª mockedª° them, and said,ª° Cryª° aloud:ªª for¹ he¹ [is] a god;ª either¹ he is talking,ª or¹ he is pursuing,ª or¹ he is in a journey,ª [or] peradventureª he¹ sleepeth,ª and must be awaked.ª°" {1Kg 18:27} + "Go²°¹ and cryª° unto¹ the godsª which¹ ye have chosen;ª° let themª deliverª° you in the timeª of your tribulation.ª" {Jdg 10:14} + "And Elishaª saidª° unto¹ the kingª of Israel,ª What¹ have I to do with thee? get²°¹ thee to¹ the prophetsª of thy father,ª and to¹ the prophetsª of thy mother.ª And the kingª of Israelª saidª° unto him, Nay:¹ for¹ the LORDª hath calledª° these¹ threeª kingsª together,²° to deliverª° them into the handª of Moab.ª" {2Kg 3:13} + "And when he was comeª° to¹ the king,ª the kingª saidª° unto¹ him, Micaiah,ª shall we go²°¹ to¹ Ramothgileadª² to battle,ª or¹ shall I forbear?ª° And he said,ª° Go ye up,ª° and prosper,ª° and they shall be deliveredª° into your hand.ª" {2Ch 18:14} + "Rejoice,ª° O young man,ª in thy youth;ª and let thy heartª cheer²°¹ thee in the daysª of thy youth,ª and walkª° in the waysª of thine heart,ª and in the sightª of thine eyes:ª but knowª° thou, that¹ for¹ all¹ these¹ [things] Godª will bringª° thee into judgment.ª" {Ecc 11:9} + "Thenª cometh¹ he²° toª his²¹ disciples,ª andª saithª° unto them,ª Sleep onª°° now,ª andª take [your] rest:ª°° behold,ª° the¹ hourª is at hand,ª° andª the¹ Sonª of manª is betrayedª° intoª the handsª of sinners.ª" {Mtt 26:45}
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