King Jehoshaphat
Righteous king of Judah in the Messianic line who insisted on hearing the true prophet Micaiah at Ramoth-gilead and defeated a three-nation invasion by sending a Levite praise choir ahead of his army.
Son of King Asa and ruler of the southern kingdom of Judah for twenty-five years, Jehoshaphat walked in the ways of his father David and sought the LORD (2 Chronicles 17:3–4). Though he unwisely allied himself with King Ahab at Ramoth-gilead, it was Jehoshaphat who refused to trust Ahab's 400 yes-men and asked, 'Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?' — rescuing him when he cried out in the battle (1 Kings 22:7, 32).
When a massive coalition of Moabites, Ammonites, and Meunites crossed the Dead Sea to annihilate Judah in 2 Chronicles 20, Jehoshaphat proclaimed a national fast and prayed one of Scripture's greatest prayers of dependence: 'We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you' (2 Chronicles 20:12). Receiving the prophetic word through Jahaziel that 'the battle is not yours but God's,' Jehoshaphat appointed Levitical singers to march in front of the armed troops singing thanks to the LORD — and God set ambushes so the invading armies destroyed one another before Judah even lifted a sword (2 Chronicles 20:15–24).
The Midnight Ambush — The Midnight Ambush
Facing a vast coalition, Jehoshaphat sends singers ahead of the army, and God sets ambushes until the enemy destroys itself.
The Guided Arrow — The Guided Arrow
Micaiah reveals Heaven's throne room; Ahab disguises himself, yet an arrow drawn at random finds the joint in his armor.
