Judges 18:4

“And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.”

"And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest." - Judges 18:4
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What does Judges 18:4 mean?

The verse Judges 18:4 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest." This verse is found within the larger context of the Book of Judges, which describes the period of Israel's…

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The Call of Compromise: Lessons from Judges 18:4

The story of Micah and the Danites, as recorded in Judges 18, serves as a haunting reminder of the allure and dangers of compromise. The verse, "And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest" (Judges 18:4 KJV), presents a…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance in Our Pursuits

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of gratitude, acknowledging Your sovereignty and wisdom in all aspects of my life. Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105), and I pray that Your illumination guides my every decision…

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Judges 18:4 - "And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest."
Judges 4:18 - "¶ And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle."
Judges 4:4
Judges 4:4 - "¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
Judges 18:18 - "And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?"
Judges 18:13 - "And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah."
Judges 18: Micah’s Influence: A Spiritual Ripple Effect
Judges 2:18 - "And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them."
Judges 18:21 - "So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them."
Exodus 18:26 - "And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves."
Judges 5:18 - "Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field."
Judges 4:4 - "¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
Judges 18:20 - "And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people."
1 Samuel 4:18 - "And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years."
Judges 18:8 - "And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?"
Judges 1:18 - "Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof."
"¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time." - Judges 4:4
Judges 3:18 - "And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present."
Judges 18:15 - "And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him."
Judges 18:6 - "And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go."
Judges 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."
James 2:4 - "Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"
Judges 13:18 - "And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?"
Judges 18:31 - "And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh."
Luke 18:6 - "And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith."
Judges 4:15 – "The Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword."
Psalms 10:18 - "To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
Deuteronomy 19:18 - "And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;"
Judges 18:11 - "¶ And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war."