Judges 17:1

“And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.”

"And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." - Judges 17:1
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What does Judges 17:1 mean?

Judges 17:1 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." This verse is the opening of a narrative in the book of Judges, which takes place during a tumultuous period in Israel's history. To fully understand…

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The Quest for True Worship: Lessons from Micah of Ephraim

Judges 17:1 states: "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." At first glance, this verse may seem like just an introductory clause to a longer narrative, but within this simple statement lies a profound opportunity for reflection on human nature, worship…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Wisdom from Micah's Story

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in humble reverence, I find myself drawn to the narrative of Micah, the man of Mount Ephraim, whose story is encapsulated in a simple yet profound statement: “And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.” (Judges 17:1, KJV)…

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Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
Judges 1:17 - "And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah."
Isaiah 1:17 - "Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
1 Samuel 7:17 - "And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD."
1 Chronicles 17:10 - "And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house."
Job 12:17 - "He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
Judges 8:17 - "And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city."
1 Chronicles 17:6 - "Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?"
Judges 17:12 - "And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah."
Judges 21:17 - "And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel."
Judges 3:17 - "And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man."
Judges 17:11 - "And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons."
Judges 2:17 - "And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so."
Judges 17:7 - "¶ And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there."
Judges 17:6 - "In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes."
Judges 9:17 - "(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:"
"Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow." - Isaiah 1:17
Judges 10:17 - "Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh."
"And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah." - Judges 1:17
Judges 17:13 - "Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest."
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."
Judges 5:17 - "Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches."
Deuteronomy 19:17 - "Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;"
Deuteronomy 1:16-17 - "And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it."
Judges 20:17 - "And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war."
Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
Judges 6:17 - "And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me."
Judges 4:4
Judges 2:31