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They said to him, Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
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The Lure of a Promotion
The Danites tempt the priest not just with force, but with an appeal to his ambition. Commentators explain they offer him a more honorable and advantageous position as a priest to a whole tribe, rather than just one man's household. This highlights how self-interest and the desire for status can easily lead people astray from their commitments.
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19th Century
Bishop
Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. —Compare to Job 21:5; Job 29:9; Proverbs 30:32. The …
17th Century
Pastor
And they said to him, hold your peace Be silent, make no disturbance, be quiet and easy:
lay your…
Minister
The Danites determined to take Micah's gods with them. Oh, the folly of these Danites! How could they imagine those gods would protect them, when t…