Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 17:12
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Verse 12. Micah consecrated the Levite] vayemalle eth yad, he filled his hands, i.e., he gave him an offering to present before the Lord, that he might be accepted by him. He appointed him to be priest; God was to accept and consecrate him; and for this purpose he filled his hand; i.e., furnished him with the proper offering which he was to present on his inauguration.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Consecrated the Levite, to be a priest, for which he thought a consecration necessary, as knowing that the Levites were no less excluded from the priests office than the people.
Became his priest, instead of his son, whom he had consecrated for want of a fitter, Jdg 17:5; but now seems to restrain him from the exercise of that office, and to devolve it wholly upon the Levite, who was nearer akin to it.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
12. Micah consecrated theLeviteHebrew, “filled his hand.” This act ofconsecration was not less unlawful for Micah to perform than for thisLevite to receive (see on Jud18:30).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Micah consecrated the Levite,…. Installed him into, and invested him with the priestly office; in like manner he had consecrated his son before, by filling his hand with sacrifices; see
Jud 17:5
and the young man became his priest; and did the work and office of one; this was a very daring piece of presumption in them both; in Micah, to take upon him to consecrate a priest, who was himself of the tribe of Ephraim; and in the young man, to suffer himself to be put into such an office, which did not belong to him, for though every priest was a Levite, or of the tribe of Levi, yet every Levite had not a right to be a priest, only those who were of the family of Aaron:
and was in the house of Micah; and continued there.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘ And Micah installed (filled the hand of) the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.’
The Levite was installed as priest in Micah’s house of God. Strictly of course he should have pointed out where Micah was going amiss, but instead he appears to have gone along with the arrangements, thus confirming to Micah’s satisfaction that Micah was on the right lines. However there are grounds for thinking that the rigid requirements of Yahwism were being softened by the syncretism of the age which may well have affected the Levite’s views.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 17:12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Ver. 12. And Micah consecrated the Levite. ] Which none might lawfully do but the high priest. See how one sin draweth on another.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
his priest. Not Jehovah’s; see on Jdg 17:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
consecrated: Jdg 17:5
his priest: Jdg 18:30, Num 16:5, Num 16:8-10, 1Ki 12:31, 1Ki 13:33, 1Ki 13:34