Week 18 Day 1 Say What???

Judges 17-18

I will not lie.

I read this a couple days ago and haven't blogged about it because I wasn't sure what to say.

So this guy (Micah) stole silver from his mom. She (not knowing it was her son) curses whoever took it. He admits what he has done and returns it. Then she turned around, has an idol made from it, then gives that to her son.

Say what?

Micah builds a room IN his house just for idols.

Then a Levite come through town and meets Micah.

Micah, excited to meet a Levite, asks the Levite (who is unnamed as far as I can tell) to be his own personal priest. You know, because he is a Levite and all.

Say what?

Then these people from Dan come through as they search for a place to conquer and call their own.

They meet Micah and offer him a job as THEIR priest. They also take the idols with them.

Say what?

And to top it all off, the people from Dan go into a city of peaceful people. They attack the people, killing them and burning the city. Then they call it theirs.

After rebuilding the city, the people set up the idols.

Say what?

I see lots of thing in this story.

But God is not one of them.

Say what?

Next reading: Judges 19

Happy reading!
Reba