Why did the Lord do this (v. 13)? Is there any evidence of gratitude on Ahab’s part? Even though Ahab did not seek the Lord, for the sake of His people, God graciously sent word through a prophet that He was going to bring deliverance. God gave Ahab the wisdom needed, telling him by whose hand He would deliver him, but that he should attack first. Most importantly, God gave Ben-hadad into his hands and allowed the much smaller army to vanquish this marauding multitude. It is God’s nature to give