JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:1 NO KING IN ISRAEL. Compare Judges 17:6; Judges 19:1; Judges 21:25. DAN WAS SEEKING... AN INHERITANCE. The Danites had been unable to settle in their allotted territory (Joshua 19:40) because they had failed to capture it (Judges 1:34).... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:2 ZORAH... ESHTAOL. These towns were in the Judean lowlands approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Jerusalem. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:5 Considering the highly negative tone of chs. Judges 17:1 and future events in this particular narrative (Judges 18:30), it is difficult to take seriously the spies’ desire to INQUIRE OF GOD concerning their journey. The statement UNDER THE EYE OF THE LORD suggests that the... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:7 LAISH was about 25 miles (40 km) north of the Sea of Galilee, making the Danites’ trip from Zorah and Eshtaol to Laish about a hundred miles (161 km). Laish was renamed Dan (v. Judges 18:29; see note on 20:1–2). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:12 KIRIATH-JEARIM, a chief city of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:17), was approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Jerusalem. Its precise location is debated. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:14 EPHOD, HOUSEHOLD GODS, A CARVED IMAGE, AND A METAL IMAGE (v. Judges 18:14). Rather than condemning Micah’s collection of pagan religious objects (see Judges 17:3), the Danites took them for themselves. A FATHER AND A PRIEST. The Danites’ offer of more money and prestige,... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:21 As the Danites fled, they placed what they had stolen IN FRONT OF THEM, with the warriors behind, as protection against pursuit from Micah’s household or neighbors. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 18:30 The Levite’s name is revealed (JONATHAN), as well as his lineage. Even those in the family of MOSES are rebelling against God. CAPTIVITY OF THE LAND could refer to the Babylonian captivity (587 B.C.). Or, since Dan is in the north, it could refer to the Assyrian captivity... [ Continue Reading ]