Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Teraphim

His sons

Bible References

An house of gods

Judges 18:24
He said, “You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away, and what do I have besides? So how can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
Genesis 31:30
Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?”
Ezra 1:7
Also King Cyrus brought out the articles of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods;
Hosea 8:14
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;
And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,
But I will send a fire on its cities that it may consume its palatial dwellings.

Teraphim

Genesis 31:19
When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s.

His sons

Exodus 24:5
He sent young men of the sons of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the Lord.

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