King Jehoshaphat of Judah and King Ahab of Israel form an alliance to fight a war against the Syrians. God sends a true prophet Micaiah to speak against the terrible outcome of this bad plan, but King Ahab decides to listen to false prophets who lie anyways. Same reason why the crowd picked Barabbas to free instead of Jesus - natural man without God's standards and Jesus' teachings - always make the wrong choice. Since he (i.e. man) without God's advice cannot see the Big Picture and all the variables involved - but God values personal choice. And each man - and woman - is free to choose their own destiny.