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Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 18:1-31

Chapter 18Now 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 days there was no king in Israel: and the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance to dwell in ( Judges 18:1 );For they were unable to drive the Philistines out of that territory of Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza and that beautiful valley area. And they were only, at this point, occupied a small... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 18:1-31

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 sanctuary and with the highpriest, whose right it was to consult the oracle. We marvel that Micah, cursed by his mother for sacrilege, should by some be washed white, and made a pure worshipper of the true God! Judges 18:6 . Go in peace. The young levite either gave this answer, or the devil... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 18:1-31

Judges 18:1-31The Danites sought them an inheritance . . . They set them up Micah’s graven image.The image-worship expanding into tribal idolatryI. The straits to which unbelief reduces the strong (Judges 18:1).II. Discontent with a divinely-marked lot leads to evil (Judges 18:2).III. Trifling circumstances often lead to the discovery of sinful schemes (Judges 18:3).IV. Silent neglect at first, leads afterwards to open rejection of God’s ordinances (Judges 18:5).V. The most inoffensive people... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 18:16

Jdg 18:16 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. Ver. 16. Stood by the entering of the gate. ] To aid the thieves, if there should be any opposition made against them. So that here met those two ways of theft mentioned by Nazianzen, επιβουλη , or crafty contrivance, and επιβολη , rapine and violence. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 18:16

six hundred: Judges 18:11 read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 18:16

16. Stood by the entering of the gate The gate or doorway that led to Micah’s sanctuary is meant. By this the six hundred stationed themselves to prevent any one from hindering the five men as they took possession of Micah’s gods. read more