“Corruption of Religion, Corruption of Morals”

 “And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.” (Judges 17:1)

Not long after the death of Joshua Israel fell into Idolatry. The story of Micah is one of those.

Micah’s mother had 1100 shekels of silver. Micah had stolen it. It makes you wonder, why? We don’t know, but there are plenty of things he could have done with the money. Maybe he used it to invest in a business? Regardless of the why, he returns the money to his mother. He is still a thief.

Micah’s mother tells him that she was saving that money for his inheritance. She takes 200 shekels and uses the money to create graven and molten images for Micah’s house.

Micah’s house is full of idols. Micah chooses his son to be a priest of his house. For Micah’s mother it was all about the money. For Micah it was all about the money. Money was their god.

“In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6)

Then came the Danites. Men from the tribe of Dan took Micah’s idols for themselves. Without a Judge to keep Israel in communion with God, they became self-righteous. Anarchy reigned in the land. Israel pays the price.

Stay tuned…