“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”
The reference to the false prophets of Samaria (the northern kingdom) prophesying by Baal and leading Israel astray shows that false prophecy is not new but has a history. The reference to historical failure provides a paradigm for understanding current false prophecy. The verse shows continuity of false prophecy as a persistent problem in Israel's history.
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