Judges 18

Theme of chapter: The tribe of Dan now joins the idol worship act, goes down to Micah to spy out some land. Takes Micah's idols and goes to war conquering some land and setting up these idols.

Most important verse: Judges 18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

Most prominent word: ephod (garment of a priest)

Teaching about Christ: there is only one true God, Jesus Christ

Command to obey: Don't worship idols (people, money, possessions)

Promise to claim: unrepentant sin will be judged.

New truth learned: 3 descriptions of apostasy in the church.

1. compromise

2. confusion

3. corruption

Jonathon, the grandson of Moses, of all people became a priest for these idols of Dan, until they went into captivity. Spells out, just because your parents or kin folks are Christians that doesn't make you a Christian