Judges 18:9 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The scouts urge their tribe to act at once, praising the land as very good and rebuking any hesitation.
What Does Judges 18:9 Mean?
The returning men give an enthusiastic report, declaring the land very good and rebuking delay: 'are ye still? be not slothful.' Their language of zeal and urgency echoes the holy summons once given to take the promised land.
Yet the same stirring words are bent toward a self-chosen conquest of a peaceful people. The energy is real, but it is poured into the wrong cause. Scripture reminds the reader that zeal alone is no proof of righteousness, and that the courage God commends is the courage to do His will, not merely the boldness to seize what looks good to us.
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What does Judges 18:9 mean?
The scouts urge their tribe to act at once, praising the land as very good and rebuking any hesitation.