Judgeschapter 17
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A.Stolen silver melted into a graven imagevv. 1-6
1 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim 2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!” 3 And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.” 4 So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah. 5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
B.A wandering Levite hired as a household priestvv. 7-13
7 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah. 8 This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim. 9 “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.” 10 “Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in 11 and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah. 12 Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house. 13 Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
Chapter summary
The book's appendix turns from national to domestic ruin.
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Chapter summary
The book's appendix turns from national to domestic ruin.
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The book's appendix turns from national to domestic ruin. Micah of the hill country of Ephraim confesses stealing eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother; she blesses him and dedicates the silver to Jehovah, to make a graven image. He fits out a house of gods with ephod and teraphim and consecrates one of his sons as priest. A young Levite from Bethlehem-judah is hired for ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of apparel, and his victuals, and Micah concludes, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. Over it all stands the refrain: there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
History · Samuel — Judges overview
- A. 1–6 Stolen silver melted into a graven image
- B. 7–13 A wandering Levite hired as a household priest
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Judges 183 verses
- Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
- Judges 18:14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
- Judges 18:30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
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Nehemiah 132 verses
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- Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
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Exodus 202 verses
- Exodus 20:4You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath.
- Exodus 20:23You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
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Genesis 312 verses
- Genesis 31:19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
- Genesis 31:30Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
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Ruth 31 verse
- Ruth 3:10Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
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2 John 11 verse
- 2 John 1:11Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.