Judges 17:5 Themes and Topics

Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household. Verse Concepts

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. Verse Concepts

The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.” Verse Concepts

Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household. Verse Concepts

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. Verse Concepts

The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.” Verse Concepts

So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars.

Then Jehoiada the priest appointed guards for the Lord’s temple. Verse Concepts

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and set up priests from every class of people who were not Levites. Verse Concepts

The man of God cried out against the altar by a revelation from the Lord: “Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, ‘A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’” Verse Concepts

He slaughtered on the altars all the priests of the high places who were there, and he burned human bones on the altars. Then he returned to Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. Verse Concepts

That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and everyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on Dagon’s threshold.

So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel—all his great men, close friends, and priests—leaving him no survivors. Verse Concepts

Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host. Verse Concepts

So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image overlaid with silver, and it was in Micah's house. This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.

Then Michal took the household idol and put it on the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. Verse Concepts

Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of the camel, and sat on them. Laban searched the whole tent but found nothing. Verse Concepts

When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols. Verse Concepts

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. Verse Concepts

The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver in these houses? Now think about what you should do.” Verse Concepts

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. Verse Concepts