Judges 18:30-31 “until the day of the captivity of the land”

 ”Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭18‬:‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“This was the beginning of established idolatry in Israel in the Promised Land. There was individualidolatry in Israel long before this, but this is official idolatry.”

“Through a strange chain of events, this began with a son stealing 1,100 shekels from his mother (Judges 17:1-2). It ended with an entire tribe of Israel led into established idolatry.” (Guzik)

”So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭18‬:‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“We can suppose that Micah had no idea how far-reaching the effects of his sin would become. His personal idolatry became the idolatry of an entire tribe, setting up a rival center of worship to the house of God... in Shiloh.”

“Whether intentionally on the part of the writer or no, there is a touch of satire in this declaration. There, at Shiloh, was the true centre of the national life, the house of God... Nevertheless, at Dan they gathered about the false, and rendered a worship which was destructive.” (Morgan)

“until the day of the captivity of the land”

Don’t let this small verse escape you! A sin of theft begat another sin which begat a bigger sin with a whole tribe and the Lord brought them into captivity because of it! 

I am reminded by this saying:

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