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Verse Judges 18:30. _THE CHILDREN OF DAN SET UP THE GRAVEN IMAGE_]
They erected a chapel, or temple, among themselves, as Micah had done
before; having the same implements and the same priest.
_AND J...
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In the Hebrew text the name here rendered Manasseh is written MN)- SH.
Without the “N” (nun) suspended over the line, the word may be
read: Moses, whose son was Gershom Exodus 2:22, whose son or
desce...
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CHAPTER 18 THE DANITE IDOLATRY
_ 1. The Danites seek an inheritance (Judges 18:1)_
2. Their robbery (Judges 18:13)
3. Laish taken and idolatry consummated (Judges 18:27)
The history of this chapter
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THE DANITES GET POSSESSION OF A SACRED IMAGE. Kiriath-jearim (the city
of forests) is perhaps Kuriat el -' enab. There was a Mahaneh-dan
(camp of Dan) between Zorah and Eshtaol, but more than one plac...
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JUDGES 17-18. This section is the first of two supplements. It
explains the origin of the famous shrine at Dan, and the _naî veté_
of its moral and religious ideas proves how ancient it is. In not a
f...
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The object of the whole story has been to trace the origin of the
famous sanctuary at Dan. In this and the next verse the setting up of
Micah's image is told twice over, and a double note of time is g...
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THE SON OF GERSHOM, THE SON OF MANASSEH— As this Manasseh certainly
cannot mean him who was the head of the tribe so called; it is
generally thought, that some other Manasseh of the tribe of Levi is
u...
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_Micah and the Danites Judges 18:1-31_
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe
of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that
day all their inherit...
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_AND THE CHILDREN OF DAN SET UP THE GRAVEN IMAGE: AND JONATHAN, THE
SON OF GERSHOM, THE SON OF MANASSEH, HE AND HIS SONS WERE PRIESTS TO
THE TRIBE OF DAN UNTIL THE DAY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF THE LAND._...
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THE DANITES GO IN QUEST OF AN INHERITANCE. THEY ROB MICAH OF HIS
IMAGES, CAPTURE AND SETTLE IN LAISH, AND SET UP IDOL-WORSHIP THERE
1-10. The Danite Spies....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 18
V1 At that time, *Israel’s people had no king. Dan’s *tribe were
looking for a place where they might live. They had not yet received
any area th...
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SET UP THE GRAVEN IMAGE. — _If_ this _pesel_ was in the form of a
calf, the tradition of this cult may have given greater facility to
the daring innovation of Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:30). In any case, it...
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וַ יָּקִ֧ימוּ לָהֶ֛ם בְּנֵי ־דָ֖ן אֶת
־הַ
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THE STOLEN GODS
Judges 17:1, Judges 18:1
THE portion of the Book of Judges which begins with the seventeenth
chapter and extends to the close is not in immediate connection with
that which has gone b...
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The account of the backsliding of individuals is followed by an
illustration of its widespread existence among the people. While
seeking new territory the Danites found Micah and the condition of
thin...
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The people of Dan took the things that had belonged to Micah and went
on to Laish. They defeated the people with the sword and burned their
city which lay in the valley which was the source of the Jor...
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And the children of Dan set up the (n) graven image: and Jonathan, the
son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to
the tribe of Dan until the day of the (o) captivity of the l...
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Idol. Hebrew pasel. (Worthington) --- Grabe's Septuagint, "the graven
thing of Michas, and Jonathan the son of Gersam, of the son of
Manasses." The Roman copy omits "of Michas," but retains Manasses,...
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I hasten to close the awful account of this tribe, for nothing can
give a more horrible description of their degeneracy, than that as
soon as they had conquered Laish, and settled themselves in their...
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My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire
to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar
character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 17 THROUGH 21.
The Chapter s that follow (17-21) are not comprised in the historical
order of this book. They lift the veil to disclose some incidents of
the...
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AND THE CHILDREN OF DAN SET UP THE GRAVEN IMAGE,.... In their new city
Dan, and very probably had a house built for it, peculiar to it, in
the same place where Jeroboam, in later times, set up one of...
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And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son
of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the
tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Ve...
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_The children of Dan set up the graven image_ Having succeeded in
their expedition, according to the prediction they supposed they had
through the image, they had a great veneration for it. And as soo...
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1 The Danites send fiue men to seeke out an inheritance.
3 At the house of Micah they consult with Ionathan, and are incouraged
in their way.
7 They search Laish, and bring backe newes of good hope....
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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...
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THE PRIEST OF MICAH TAKEN TO LAISH...
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Having succeeded in their expedition according to the prediction
which, as they supposed, they had from this image, they had a great
veneration for it. UNTIL THE DAY OF THE CAPTIVITY OF THE LAND; eith...
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Judges 18:30 children H1121 Dan H1835 up H6965 (H8686) image H6459
Jonathan H3083 son H1121 Gershom H1647 son...
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‘ And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image,
and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons
were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the
capti...
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CONTENTS: The Danite invasion. Civil and religious confusion.
CHARACTERS: Micah, Jonathan, priests.
CONCLUSION: Many seek to justify themselves in their idolatrous
impiety by the prosperity that see...
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Judges 18:1. _Inheritance had not fallen to them._ Dan had the seventh
lot, but not enough for all his families.
Judges 18:5. _Ask counsel of God._ Here was another total breach, both
with God's sanct...
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_The Danites sought them an inheritance _. .. _ They set them up
Micah’s graven image._
THE IMAGE-WORSHIP EXPANDING INTO TRIBAL IDOLATRY
I. The straits to which unbelief reduces the strong (Judges 1...
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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 cou
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THE IMAGE WORSHIP EXPANDING INTO TRIBAL IDOLATRY
_HOMILETICS_
I. THE STRAITS TO WHICH UNBELIEF REDUCES THE STRONG. Judges 18:1.
“The tribe of Dan sought them an inheritance to dwell in.” Not
that th...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 18:1
IN THOSE DAYS, etc. See Judges 17:6. THE TRIBE OF THE DANITES SOUGHT
THEM AN INHERITANCE, etc. This does not mean that the whole tribe of
Dan were still seeking their inheritan...
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Now that is setting the stage for the rest of this story. You got now
this Levite, young kid from Bethlehem as a professional religious
priest, personal priest of Micah in his house.
Now, in those da...
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1 Samuel 4:10; 1 Samuel 4:11; 1 Samuel 4:2; 1 Samuel 4:3; Deuteronomy
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Image — Having succeeded in their expedition according to the
prediction which, as they supposed, they had from this image, they had
a great veneration for it. The captivity — When the whole land of
t...
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How could this book have been written in the time or shortly after the
time of the judges?
PROBLEM: The events of the Book of Judges cover a period from circa
1380 to 1050 B.C. Judges 18:30 makes refe...