Now, therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you."I'm somewhat confused by this. If I'm reading this right, God intentionally set out to see Ahab killed in battle. So he asks for volunteers to get him to go fight, and lose. An angel (they say spirit, but I'm guessing it's the same thing) volunteers, and says he will go cause Ahab's prophets to lie. God likes this idea, and sends him off.
Now, I'm not understanding why God would use a lie to push his will. He is the God of truth. He's incapable of lying. Yet one of His spirits does, with His blessing? How can this be? How does that work? I know God has used the lies of man to His advantage before, but how does He go and specifically tell one of His creations to instigate lies, even against someone who's opposed to Him? I feel like this messes with the character of God, but I know that can't be true. I'm not certain how to reconcile this.
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