士師記 17:10 JC

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Judges 17:7-13

A Levite Made the Idol's Priest v. 7. And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah, later the birthplace of the Savior, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there, he lived there for a while as a stranger. v. 8. And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place. Many of the cities which had been allotted to the Levites being still in the hands of the Canaanites, this man had no real home, and so traveled from the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Judges 17:1-13

PART THIRDThe conclusion of the Book, tracing the evils of the period, the decay of the priesthood, the self-will of individuals, and the prevalence of licentiousness, passion, and discord, to the absence of a fixed and permanent form of government.__________________FIRST SECTIONThe History Of Micah’s Private Temple And Image-worship: Showing The Individual Arbitrariness Of The Times, And Its Tendency To Subvert And Corrupt The Religious Institutions Of Israel__________________Micah, a man of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Judges 17:1-13

Here begins the final section of the Book of Judges which is of the nature of an appendix. The events here recorded must have taken place closely following the death of Joshua. They give us a picture of the internal condition of the people, and it is probable that they were added with that intention by the historian. Micah's act was a violation of the second commandment. He made to himself and for his household certain images. In doing so he was not adopting the idolatries of the heathen. His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 17:10

‘ And Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, and a suit of clothing, and your keep.” ’ This confirms that his religious aims were Yahwistic, and that he sought to conduct his worship in accordance with the Law as he saw it. Indeed he wanted further guidance from an expert who could direct him and guide him and fulfil priestly functions. Ten pieces of silver, a suit of clothing and keep each year was probably a very... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 17:1-13

Judges 17-18. This section is the first of two supplements. It explains the origin of the famous shrine at Dan, and the naî veté of its moral and religious ideas proves how ancient it is. In not a few places the text has evidently been tampered with by scribes, who took offence at practices which were from a later point of view irregular. The events in question must have occurred before the time of Deborah ( Judges 5:17). read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 17:7-13

Judges 17:7-1 Chronicles : . Micah Secures a Levite as Priest. Judges 17:7 . The young man was a Judæ an by birth, and a Levite by profession. It is a contradiction to say that he “ sojourned” among his own people. The clause should perhaps stand after “ a man” in Judges 17:11. Judges 17:8 . End with “ to fulfil the purpose of the journey.” Judges 17:10 . Even a young Levite could be a “ father,” the title being given out of respect for himself or his sacred office. Ten pieces of silver is... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Judges 17:10

A father and a priest; for, a father; that is, a priest; a spiritual father, a teacher or instructor, for such are called fathers: see 2 Kings 6:21; 2 Kings 8:9; 2 Kings 13:14; Isaiah 22:21. He pretends reverence and submission to him; and what is wanting in his wages he pays him in empty titles. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Judges 17:1-13

IDOLATRY IN ITS INCIPIENT STAGE—BY IMAGE-WORSHIP(Judges 17:1-13.)HOMILETICSI. Idolatry begins with those who are not upright in moral conduct. Judges 17:1-4.Micah himself is first heard of as stealing a large sum of money, and his mother is first mentioned as uttering curses on the head of the offender, whoever he might be. Subsequently, when the money is given up, and the offender is discovered to be her own son, the mother entirely loses sight of the immoral character of the act, and though... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 17:1-13

At this point the book of Judges, as far as its history, ends. What remains in the book of Judges is not now in chronological order. This is an appendix to the book of Judges as we get into chapter seventeen. And it tells us basically of the moral conditions of the nation of Israel during this time after Joshua, and the stories, some of them, take us clear back to the time immediately after Joshua. So if you can now shift gears in your mind and go in reverse, we come to the end of the historic... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 17:1-13

Judges 17:1 . A man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. This was soon after the death of Joshua, says Josephus, and before the civil war with Benjamin. Judges 17:2 . About which thou cursedst. See on Genesis 9:25. Judges 17:4 . Two hundred shekels. The little idol would weigh about a hundred and twenty ounces; small indeed, but pregnant with the most disastrous consequences. Satan could not draw Micah to gross idolatry all at once, but was obliged to mask it with the worship of... read more