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Judges 17:5 Cross-References
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“And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. consecrated: Heb. filled the hand”
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Commentary on Judges 17:5
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. This verse describes complete worship corruption. The "ephod" (efod, אֵפוֹד) was the ornate garment worn by Israel's high priest containing the Urim and Thummim for divine guidance (Exodus 28:6-30). For Micah to manufacture his own ephod represents presumptuous appropriation of priestly prerogatives. The "teraphim" (terafim, תְּרָפִים) were household idols used for divination, explicitly condemned throughout Scripture (1 Samuel 15:23; Zechariah 10:2).Most egregious i...
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Cross-References for Judges 17:5
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“And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.”
“and put it in his city”
“and said to their brothers”
“you have taken away my gods which I made”
“you want to be gone”
“and without prince”
“Aaron and his sons”
“who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to Yahweh.”
“and it will devour its fortresses.,For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof., וַיִּשְׁכַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֹשֵׂהוּ וַיִּבֶן הֵיכָלוֹת וִיהוּדָה הִרְבָּה עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵשׁ בְּעָרָיו וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָ׃ ס ,For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, And builded palaces, And Judah hath multiplied fortified cities; But I will send a fire upon his cities, And it shall devour the castles thereof.,καὶ ἐπελάθετο ισραηλ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν τεμένη καὶ ιουδας ἐπλήθυνεν πόλεις τετειχισμένας καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτοῦ καὶ καταφάγεται τὰ θεμέλια αὐτῶν,And Israel has forgotten him that made him, and they have built fanes, and Juda has multiplied walled cities: but I will send fire on his cities, and it shall devour their foundations.,,,,”