Reference

2 Chronicles 18:10

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
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And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

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And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.

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And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

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Literal Fulfillment
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Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse describes a prophecy of destruction against Syria, but it is spoken by a false prophet, Zedekiah, and therefore does not necessarily reflect the Lord's actual intent or a guaranteed outcome.

Literal Fulfillment

The verse describes a *false* prophecy, which by definition cannot be literally fulfilled as stated, thus undermining the claim of literal fulfillment.

Agency Representation

The verse describes Zedekiah making a physical object and then speaking, which could be interpreted as a personal declaration or a prophetic act rather than a direct representation of a sender's authority. The "thus saith the Lord" could be a claim of divine inspiration rather than a direct message from God through an agent.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a prophet's *claim* of divine communication ("Thus saith the Lord") and a symbolic action, but it does not detail the *method* by which God supposedly communicated to Zedekiah (e.g., dream, vision, audible voice).