MICAH'S GRAVEN IMAGE. The dread of a curse, uttered by an indignant mother against the unknown thief of her money, made the culprit, her own son, confess his guilt. At a certain stage of religious development, blessings and curses are supposed to have supernatural potency (p. 143). In this instance... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES 17-18. This section is the first of two supplements. It explains the origin of the famous shrine at Dan, and the _naî veté_ of its moral and religious ideas proves how ancient it is. In not a few places the text has evidently been tampered with by scribes, who took offence at practices which... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH SECURES A LEVITE AS PRIEST. Judges 17:7. The young man was a Judæ an by birth, and a Levite by profession. It is a contradiction to say that he sojourned among his own people. The clause should perhaps stand after a man in Judges 17:11. Judges 17:8. End with to fulfil the purpose of the jour... [ Continue Reading ]