(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Judges 18:7–13, “Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 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. And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim. And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.”
The spies from the tribe of Dan travelled to the north where the people were no longer Amorites. The Lord had promised Abraham that his descendants would take their Land from the Amorites when their iniquity was full. These people were from a group who had lived north of the Amorites and had not been involved with Abraham or tried to take advantage of Him. In spite of this, the people of Dan saw that this land was good and the people were living at peace, with no way of protecting themselves and no allies to call upon. The spies went home at told the rest of the tribe about this good land and encouraged their relatives to go up, take possession and occupy the new territory. A substantial army of six hundred soldiers headed out on this expedition. On the way they passed Micah’s house.
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