Judges 17:12-13 Biblically Sound

 ”So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭17‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Micah’s consecration meant nothing at all. He had no authority from God to declare a renegade Levite as set apart (consecrated) by God to the service of this idolatrous shrine.

i. In this tragic account, each person is guilty of terrible sin. Yet we could say that the Levite was guiltier than Micah was. We can say this because the Levite was at least supposed to know the Word of God.” (Guzik)

”Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭17‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Micah’s confidence was just as false as his consecration was. They were both based on superstition, not on God’s Word.

i. We can say Micah was utterly sincere - but totally wrong. Sincerity is nice but gets you nowhere if it is not coupled with truth. A person who sincerely thinks they can swim across the Pacific Ocean will drown just as surely as the person who isn’t as sincere.” (Guzik)

Beloved, I am reminded of this verse:

”Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.“

‭‭I John‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

It’s important that we study the Bible so that we know the word of God. We are then able to use that knowledge to “test” what our paster/teacher is preaching to determine if it’s biblical. If it’s not, find another church! 

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Blessings