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Judges 17:13 Cross-References
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“Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”
Judges 17:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 17:13
Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest—Micah's confident declaration drips with irony. He assumes that having a Levite (מִלְוִי, mi-levi) as priest for his unauthorized, idolatrous shrine will earn Yahweh's favor. The verb 'to do good' (יֵיטִיב, yeitiv) expresses his expectation of blessing and prosperity. Yet Micah operates under catastrophic theological confusion: he worships Yahweh through graven images (forbidden in Exodus 20:4), at an unauthorized location (violating Deuteronomy 12), with a Levite who abandons his proper role to serve an idolatrous h...
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Cross-References for Judges 17:13
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“but not according to knowledge.”
“but in the end it leads to death.”
“as he who breaks a dog's neck; he who offers an offering”
“the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.”
“nor say”
“teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'{Isaiah 29:13},But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.,,,,,,,,”
“Every plant which my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted.,But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.,,,,,,,,”