Judges 18:21
And put the little ones, etc., before them - They expected a pursuit from Micah’s people, and arranged their order of march accordingly. The c...
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage (i) before them. (i) Suspecting them that pursued them.
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...
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 D...
carriage . goods. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct) for things carried.
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. The little ones and the cattle, etc. - These men we...
And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-je'arim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirja...
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 Dani...
Carriage] RV 'goods': cp. Acts 21:15 (what is carried: cp. the word 'luggage'). The armed men marched last, expecting pursuit. 28 . See on Jud...
The little ones and the cattle. — It is only in this incidental way that the fact of this being a regular migration is brought out. (Comp. Exodus...
THE STOLEN GODS Judges 17:1-13 , Judges 18:1-31 THE portion of the Book of Judges which begins with the seventeenth chapter and extends to the...
The account of the backsliding of individuals is followed by an illustration of its widespread existence among the people. While seeking new territor...
It is impossible to pity the deluded Micah, whose heart was so set upon idols. He confesses he had lost all in losing them. But alas! what loss could...
So they turned and departed ,.... Turned from the gate of the city where Micah dwelt, and marched forward to Laish: and put the little ones, and t...
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. Ver. 21. And the cattle and the carriage before...
The priest's heart was glad As he was promised promotion, he not only consented to the fact, but assisted them in it, being wholly governed by a re...
SPIES SENT FROM DAN TO SEEK PROPERTY (vv. 1-10) At that time, though the tribe of Dan had been allotted territory west of Benjamin, bordering th...
Micah's Gods Stolen; Micah's Attempt to Recover His Idols. B. C. 1406....
For their greater security, if Micah should pursue them.
‘ So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the goods before them.' They put the vulnerable ones in front of them...
THE IMAGE WORSHIP EXPANDING INTO TRIBAL IDOLATRY HOMILETICS I. The straits to which unbelief reduces the strong. Judges 18:1 . “The tribe of...
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 Go...
The Danites sought them an inheritance . .. They set them up Micah’s graven image. The image-worship expanding into tribal idolatry I. The s...
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 m...
The Priest of Micah Taken to Laish
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 the...
Before them — For their greater security, if Micah should pursue them.
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.