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Jud 17:1-4.
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Jud 17:1-4.
MICAH RESTORING THE STOLEN MONEY TO HIS MOTHER, SHE MAKES IMAGES.
1. a man of mount Ephraim--that is, the mountainous parts of Ephraim. This and the other narratives that follow form a miscellaneous collection, or appendix to the Book of Judges. It belongs to a period when the Hebrew nation was in a greatly disordered and corrupt state. This episode of Micah is connected with
Jud 1:34.
It relates to his foundation of a small sanctuary of his own--a miniature representation of the Shiloh tabernacle--which he stocked with images modelled probably in imitation of the ark and cherubim. Micah and his mother were sincere in their intention to honor God. But their faith was blended with a sad amount of ignorance and delusion. The divisive course they pursued, as well as the will-worship they practised, subjected the perpetrators to the penalty of death.
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3. 一個雕刻的像和一個鑄成的像——前者用一塊木頭或石頭雕成，再以銀包裹；後者是把熔化的金屬鑄入模子而成的實心像。然而值得注意的是，只給了鑄造匠二百舍客勒。大概在那個年代，造兩個這樣的銀像連同附屬物（如底座、臺基等），輕而易舉便需二百舍客勒（每舍客勒按二先令四便士計，約二十三英鎊），這點銀子不足以鑄成大型神像〔泰勒，《殘篇》〕。
英語原文
3. a graven image and a molten image--The one carved from a block of wood or stone, to be plated over with silver; the other, a figure formed of the solid metal cast into a mould. It is observable, however, that only two hundred shekels were given to the founder. Probably the expense of making two such figures of silver, with their appurtenances (pedestals, bases, &c.), might easily cost, in those days, two hundred shekels, which (at 2 shillings, 4 pence each, is about 23 pounds) would be a sum not adequate to the formation of large statues [TAYLOR, Fragments].
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5. 米迦有神堂——希伯來文為「神的家」——即私家禮拜堂，是他私人的宗教場所。
以弗得——（參見
出28:6的註釋）。
神像——家庭的守護神（參
創31:19， 並參見
創31:26的註釋）。
分派他一個兒子作祭司——亞倫家族以外的人擅取祭司職任，是直接違背神律法的
（民3:10；16:17； 申21:5； 來5:4）。
英語原文
5. the man Micah had an house of gods--Hebrew, "a house of God"--a domestic chapel, a private religious establishment of his own.
an ephod--(see on
Ex 28:6).
teraphim--tutelary gods of the household (see
Ge 31:19
and see on
Ge 31:26).
consecrated one of his sons who became his priest--The assumption of the priestly office by any one out of the family of Aaron was a direct violation of the divine law
(Nu 3:10; 16:17; De 21:5; Heb 5:4).
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6. 各人行自己眼中看為正的事——因缺乏穩定的政府，無人追究其責。任何罪行都沒有隨之而來的刑罰。
英語原文
6. every man did that which was right in his own eyes--From want of a settled government, there was no one to call him to account. No punishment followed any crime.
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7. 猶大的伯利恆——如此稱呼是為與西布倫境內同名的一座城相區別
（書19:15）。
家族——即支派。
猶大——利未支派的人可以像亞倫那樣
（出6:23），
藉婚姻與別的支派結連；這年輕的利未人母系屬猶大支派，這就解釋了他為何在伯利恆，而非利未人的城邑。
英語原文
7. Beth-lehem-judah--so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun
(Jos 19:15).
of the family--that is, tribe.
of Judah--Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did
(Ex 6:23),
by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.
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8. 那人離開……要找一個可住的地方——利未支派每一成員都有充足的供給，他四處漂泊，表明他生性好動或居無定所。他在旅途經過米迦的家，米迦知道他的身分後，便雇他長期效力。
英語原文
8. the man departed . . . to sojourn where he could find a place--A competent provision being secured for every member of the Levitical order, his wandering about showed him to have been a person of a roving disposition or unsettled habits. In the course of his journeying he came to the house of Micah, who, on learning what he was, engaged his permanent services.
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10. 米迦對他說，你住在我這裏，作我的父——即屬靈的父親，主持我這家裏的宗教事務。除食宿外，他每年還可得十舍客勒銀子的薪水，約合二十五先令。
一套衣服——不僅是日常穿著，也包括適於履行祭司職務的聖衣。
英語原文
10. Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father--a spiritual father, to conduct the religious services of my establishment. He was to receive, in addition to his board, a salary of ten shekels of silver, equal to 25 shillings a year.
a suit of apparel--not only dress for ordinary use, but vestments suitable for the discharge of his priestly functions.
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12. 米迦分派這利未人——希伯來文為「充滿他的手」。米迦行這分派之禮，與這利未人受禮一樣，都是不合法的（參見
士18:30的註釋）。
英語原文
12. Micah consecrated the Levite--Hebrew, "filled his hand." This act of consecration was not less unlawful for Micah to perform than for this Levite to receive (see on
Jud 18:30).
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13. 現在我知道耶和華必賜福與我——他兒子的離去，加上這位利未人就任祭司之職，似乎使他的良心滿足，以為藉著這些他所視為合乎宗教規矩的事奉，自己必凡事順利。這番期盼之辭，正顯出無知與迷信交織的影響。
英語原文
13. Now know I that the Lord will do me good--The removal of his son, followed by the installation of this Levite into the priestly office, seems to have satisfied his conscience, that by what he deemed the orderly ministrations of religion he would prosper. This expression of his hope evinces the united influence of ignorance and superstition.
Jud 17:1-4.
米迦歸還偷去的銀子，他母親便造像。
1. 以法蓮山地的那個人——即以法蓮的山區。這裏以及隨後的記載，構成了士師記的雜集或附錄。它屬於希伯來民族極度混亂腐敗的時期。米迦這一段故事與
士1:34
相連。記述的是他自立了一個小小的聖所——可說是示羅會幕的縮影——其中擺設的神像，大概是仿造約櫃和基路伯而製。米迦和他的母親確實是出於誠心要尊榮神。但他們的信仰卻摻雜著大量的無知與迷惑。他們所走的分裂之路，以及所行的私意敬拜，使行這事的當受死的刑罰。