Judges 17:10

“And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.”

"And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in." - Judges 17:10
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What does Judges 17:10 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 17:10 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in." This…

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Seeking the True Priesthood: Lessons from Micah’s Request

The narrative of Judges 17:10 presents a profound glimpse into the spiritual landscape of Israel during a time when “there was no king in Israel” (Judges 21:25). Micah, a man of Ephraim, offers a Levite a tempting proposal: to dwell with him as a spiritual leader in exchange for…

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O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. I lift my eyes to You, my Provider and Sustainer, as I reflect on the profound words from Judges 17:10: "And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto…

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Judges 17:10 - "And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in."
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."
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."
"Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh." - Judges 10:17
Psalm 10:17-18 - "LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
Judges 17:1 - "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah."
Judges 10:5 - "And Jair died, and was buried in Camon."
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."
Judges 12:10 - "Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem."
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 17:12 - "And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah."
Judges 10:2 - "And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir."
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 10:3 - "¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."
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 9:10 - "And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us."
Romans 10:17
Romans 10:17
Romans 10:17
Judges 9:17 - "(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:"
"And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." - Judges 17:1
"And Jair died, and was buried in Camon." - Judges 10:5
Psalms 2:10 - "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth."
Judges 5:10 - "Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way."
Romans 10:17