Judg 18:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 18:1-31: 18:1-31 The migration of the Danites (cp. Josh 19:40-48 ) is the story of that tribe’s failure to obey God’s covenant, and it is indicative of Israel’s decline. What began as Micah’s private heresy (Judg 17:4-5 ) would become the apostasy of an entire tribe (18:30-31 ). What began as covenant failure (1:19-36 ) turned into social breakdown in the days of Jephthah and Samson (chs 11–16 ). In the end, law and order were replaced by banditry and pillaging (18:27-28 ).

a18:1-31►

bJosh 19:40-48►

cJudg 17:4-5►

d18:30-31►

e1:19-36►

f11–16►

g18:27-28►

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Summary for Judg 18:1-31: 18:1-31 ^a The migration of the Danites (cp. Josh 19:40-48 ^b) is the story of that tribe’s failure to obey God’s covenant, and it is indicative of Israel’s decline. What began as Micah’s private heresy (Judg 17:4-5 ^c) would become the apostasy of an entire tribe (18:30-31 ^d). What began as covenant failure (1:19-36 ^e) turned into social breakdown in the days of Jephthah and Samson (chs 11–16 ^f). In the end, law and order were replaced by banditry and pillaging (18:27-28 ^g).