7 And there is a young man of Beth-Lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and he 'is' a Levite, and he 'is' a sojourner there. 8 And the man goeth out of the city, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he doth find, and cometh to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, to work his way. 9 And Micah saith to him, 'Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, 'A Levite 'am' I, of Beth-Lehem-Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.' 10 And Micah saith to him, 'Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth 'in'. 11 And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons. 12 And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah, 13 and Micah saith, 'Now I have known that Jehovah doth good to me, for the Levite hath been to me for a priest.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 17:7-13
Commentary on Judges 17:7-13
(Read Judges 17:7-13)
Micah thought it was a sign of God's favour to him and his images, that a Levite should come to his door. Thus those who please themselves with their own delusions, if Providence unexpectedly bring any thing to their hands that further them in their evil way, are apt from thence to think that God is pleased with them.