Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Judges 18:19

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lay thine: This was the token of silence. These men were evidently very ignorant; and absurdly concluded that they should, by taking Micah's gods, secure the presence and favour of the God of Israel, in their expedition and settlement. They perhaps supposed the piety of their motives, and the goodness of their end, would justify the means. But it was a base robbery of Micah, aggravated by the Levite's ingratitude, and their menaces. Job 21:5, Job 29:9, Job 40:4, Job 40:5; Pro 30:32; Mic 7:16 a father: Jdg 17:10; Kg2 6:21, Kg2 8:8, Kg2 8:9, Kg2 13:14; Mat 23:9 Judges 18:20

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