- What motivated Micah to confess to his mother that it was he who had stolen the silver?
- Who did the mother consecrate the silver to and what happened with that silver?
- Which of the ten commandments did this mother and son break and how did they demonstrate having spiritual and moral confusion?
- According to Dt. 12:1-17, where was God’s people permitted to worship?
- Read Numbers 3:10. What was to happen to anyone that acted as priests that were not from the family of Aaron (Levite)?
- Micah’s home was a place of spiritual and moral confusion. What are the idols households tend to worship in today’s culture?
- How did the Levite from Bethlehem abandon his calling to the Lord? What further sins did that abandonment lead to?
- What happened to Micah in the end? What was he left with and what does that teach us today what will be left if we abandon God for other things?
- Read Joshua 19:40-48 & Judges 1:34. What happened in the territory that the tribe of Dan was assigned?
- What resulted from the Danite’s rejecting their tribal allotment and coveting of land that was not given to them by God?
- The Danites stole Micah’s gods and hired his priest. How is Micah’s question in verse 24 “What do I have left” demonstrate the tragedy of a religion without the true and living God?
- Read Jacob’s prophesy about Dan in Genesis 49:16-17. How did this prophesy come true in this section of Judges?
Application:
1. Where am I tempted seek my preferences over God’s commands? If I have fallen into temptation, what needs to change so that it doesn’t continue?
2. Where might I be rejecting God’s mission for me to be able to walk an easier path instead?
3. What is God’s ultimate purpose for those that claim to love and follow Jesus?
4. How is God helping me to fulfill His purpose for me today?
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