Judges 18:7 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →The scouts reach Laish and find a quiet, unsuspecting people living securely and isolated from any ally who might defend them.
What Does Judges 18:7 Mean?
The five men arrive at Laish in the far north and observe a people living quietly and securely, in the unguarded style of the Sidonians, with no ruler to call them to account and no near neighbors to come to their aid. To the scouts this defenselessness looks like opportunity.
The scene is heavy with sorrow underneath its calm. A whole community rests at ease, unaware that covetous eyes are measuring them for conquest. Scripture often shows how false security blinds people to coming danger, and it presses every reader to seek the only refuge that cannot be overrun, the watchful care of the Lord who never slumbers.
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What does Judges 18:7 mean?
The scouts reach Laish and find a quiet, unsuspecting people living securely and isolated from any ally who might defend them.