Judges 18:1-12
THE DANITES SEEK A NEW LOCATION... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DANITES SEEK A NEW LOCATION... [ Continue Reading ]
In those days there was no king in Israel, this fact being noted here again to explain the behavior of the Danites and to register the author's disapproval of their action; AND IN THOSE DAYS THE TRIBE OF THE DANITES SOUGHT THEM AN INHERITANCE TO DWELL IN; FOR UNTO THAT DAY ALL THEIR INHERITANCE HAD... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men specially qualified for that purpose, selected from their whole tribe, MEN OF VALOR, FROM ZORAH, AND FROM ESHTAOL, two cities in the eastern part of their territory, TO SPY OUT THE LAND AND TO SEARCH IT; AND THEY SAID UNTO... [ Continue Reading ]
When they were by the house of Micah, probably on the next morning, when they passed the apartments of the family, THEY KNEW THE VOICE OF THE YOUNG MAN, THE LEVITE, they recognized the dialect of his speech, which differed from that of the Ephraimites, or they heard the sound of the bells on his pri... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, giving an outline of his history, AND HATH HIRED ME, AND I AM HIS PRIEST.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, also so weak in their religious convictions and knowledge that they found no fault with the man for his action, SAID UNTO HIM, ASK COUNSEL, WE PRAY THEE, OF GOD, THAT WE MAY KNOW WHETHER OUR WAY WHICH WE GO SHALL BE PROSPEROUS; the Levite's oracle was to give them information concerning th... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priest, after having made a great show with his copy of the priest's ephod and his teraphim, SAID UNTO THEM, GO IN PEACE; BEFORE THE LORD IS YOUR WAY WHEREIN YE GO. The answer, "Your way is in the sight of Jehovah," was thoroughly ambiguous, but they chose to explain it in a manner favorable... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the five men departed, continuing their scouting expedition, AND CAME TO LAISH, in the extreme northern part of Canaan, east of the headwaters of Jordan, AND SAW THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THEREIN, who belonged to the Canaanitish tribes of Northern Palestine, HOW THEY DWELT CARELESS, AFTER THE MANNER... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, the spies, CAME UNTO THEIR BRETHREN TO ZORAH AND ESHTAOL, they returned with their report; AND THEIR BRETHREN SAID UNTO THEM, WHAT SAY YE?... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said, Arise, that ye may go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good; and are ye still? The Danites were sitting there inactive, while they had such a fine opportunity to gain this city. BE NOT SLOTHFUL TO GO, AND TO ENTER TO POSSESS THE LAND.... [ Continue Reading ]
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, living in careless security, and therefore easily overcome, AND TO A LARGE LAND, with room for expansion on all sides; FOR GOD HATH GIVEN IT INTO YOUR HANDS; A PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO WANT OF ANYTHING THAT IS IN THE EARTH, with all the wealth and attra... [ Continue Reading ]
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war, fully armed for battle, each man with his family.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah, on the northern boundary of Judah, WHEREFORE THEY CALLED THAT PLACE MAHANEH-DAN (camp of Dan) UNTO THIS DAY; BEHOLD, IT IS BEHIND KIRJATH-JEARIM. An expedition for the purpose of planting a colony in this manner was at that time such an extr... [ Continue Reading ]
And they passed thence unto Mount Ephraim, along the way taken by the spies, AND CAME UNTO THE HOUSE OF MICAH.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRIEST OF MICAH TAKEN TO LAISH... [ Continue Reading ]
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, giving in advance the information which the members of their tribe would presently ask for, DO YE KNOW THAT THERE IS IN THESE HOUSES AN EPHOD, AND TERAPHIM, AND A GRAVEN IMAGE, AND A MOLTEN IMAGE, a c... [ Continue Reading ]
And they, acting upon the hint received, TURNED THITHERWARD, AND CAME TO THE HOUSE OF THE YOUNG MAN, THE LEVITE, where this private sanctuary was, fully equipped with everything needed in such an institution, EVEN UNTO THE HOUSE OF MICAH, AND SALUTED HIM, they greeted the priest most kindly.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate, at the entrance to the enclosure, near the sanctuary.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, being familiar with the location of everything from their previous visit, AND TOOK THE GRAVEN IMAGE, AND THE EPHOD, AND THE TERAPHIM, AND THE MOLTEN IMAGE, all the equipment of the sanctuary, the objects used in worship by... [ Continue Reading ]
And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, it was then that he had tried to interfere, WHAT DO YE?... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, be absolutely quiet; LAY THINE HAND UPON THY MOUTH, AND GO WITH US, AND BE TO US A FATHER AND A PRIEST, the position which he had occupied in the house of Micah, Judges 17:10. IS IT BETTER FOR THEE TO BE A PRIEST UNTO THE HOUSE OF ONE MAN, OR THAT THOU BE A PR... [ Continue Reading ]
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people, where he was safe.... [ Continue Reading ]
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage, all their most valuable possessions, BEFORE THEM, to have them safe in case they should be attacked by Micah and his men.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house, both those belonging to his own establishment and those of the village which arose near the sanctuary, WERE GATHERED TOGETHER AND OVERTOOK THE CHILDREN OF DAN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they cried unto the children of Dan, hailed them, bidding them stop. AND THEY TURNED THEIR FACES, AND SAID UNTO MICAH, WHAT AILETH THEE THAT THOU COMEST WITH SUCH A COMPANY? They feigned ignorance of any happening concerning Micah.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away; and what have I more? He no longer tries to deceive himself and others that it was really Jehovah's worship which he was carrying on in his house, but calls his sin by the right name, confessing his idolatry.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Dan said unto him, depending upon their superior power and holding that might makes right, LET NOT THY VOICE BE HEARD AMONG US, LEST ANGRY FELLOWS, men bitter of soul, of a fierce disposition, RUN UPON THEE, AND THOU LOSE THY LIFE WITH THE LIVES OF THY HOUSEHOLD, any rash act on... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Dan, having bullied Micah into silence, WENT THEIR WAY; AND WHEN MICAH SAW THAT THEY WERE TOO STRONG FOR HIM, HE TURNED AND WENT BACK UNTO HIS HOUSE. He was a sadder and a wiser man, who, strictly speaking, had no redress, as he had sinned against Jehovah and could not appeal to... [ Continue Reading ]
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure, v. 7; AND THEY SMOTE THEM WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, in a sudden attack, AND BURNED THE CITY WITH FIRE.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was no deliverer, as the spies had rightly reported, BECAUSE IT WAS FAR FROM ZIDON, AND THEY HAD NO BUSINESS WITH ANY MAN; AND IT WAS IN THE VALLEY THAT LIETH BY BETH-REHOB, extending to that city, along the valley of the upper Jordan. AND THEY BUILT A CITY AND DWELT THEREIN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan, their father, their progenitor, WHO WAS BORN UNTO ISRAEL; HOWBEIT THE NAME OF THE CITY WAS LAISH, or Leshem, Joshua 19:47, AT THE FIRST.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the children of Dan set up the graven image, for idolatrous purposes; AND JONATHAN, THE SON OF GERSHOM, THE SON OF MANASSEH, rather, the descendant of Moses, for that, apparently, was the name of the idolatrous priest, HE AND HIS SONS WERE PRIESTS TO THE TRIBE OF DAN UNTIL THE DAY OF THE CAPTIVI... [ Continue Reading ]
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. Mark: Idolatry in every form, false doctrine, quickly and easily finds adherents and is hard to eradicate when once established. He that is guilty of introducing false doctrine not only deceiv... [ Continue Reading ]