1. Judges 19:19 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What impression is the Levite trying to give?

Judges 19:19 (ESV)

19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. There is no lack of anything.”

The Levite emphasizes that he and his party have everything they need—straw, feed, bread, wine. They only require lodging. He thereby gives the impression that they are well off.