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A Symptom of Societal Decay
Commentators agree that the Levite's need to wander for work reveals a deep societal problem. In the chaos of the era, the people had neglected God's command to support the Levites through tithes. This man's journey is a vivid picture of the spiritual and social breakdown in Israel when there was no king.
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Albert Barnes
On Judges 17:8
18th Century
Theologian
Jonathan’s state without a home gives us a vivid picture of what must have been the condition of many Levites.
Charles Ellicott
On Judges 17:8
19th Century
Bishop
To sojourn where he could find. —Or, as we should say, to get his living. It may easily be supposed that in the disorgani…
John Gill
On Judges 17:8
17th Century
Pastor
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah ,
to sojourn where he could find a place. Either being a ma…
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Matthew Henry
On Judges 17:7–13
17th Century
Minister
Micah thought it was a sign of God's favor to him and his images, that a Levite should come to his door. Thus, those who please themselves with the…