Judges 18:6

6 And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD."

Judges 18:6 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 18:6

And the priest said to them, go in peace
After he had consulted the oracle, or had asked counsel by the ephod and teraphim; either of his own head, or by a voice he had heard, which Satan might be permitted of God to deliver, he very roundly told them that they might proceed on in their journey with their minds quite easy, and with full assurance of success:

before the Lord is your way wherein ye go;
it is seen, observed, and taken notice of by him, and he approves of it; it is according to his will, and under his direction and protection, and success from him may be depended upon; though some observe that this answer is delivered in ambiguous terms, as generally the oracles of demons were, and might be taken in a good or bad sense, as the event should be; as that their way was before the Lord, and was seen by him either with pleasure or displeasure, with approbation or disapprobation, for their good, or for their harm: so that let it fall out as it might, the credit of the oracle was saved.

Judges 18:6 In-Context

4 And he said to them, "Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest."

5 And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."

6 And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD."

7 Then the five men departed, and came to La'ish, and saw the people who were there, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sido'nians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth, and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sido'nians and had no dealings with any one.

8 And when they came to their brethren at Zorah and Esh'ta-ol, their brethren said to them, "What do you report?"