Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 17:9
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I [am] a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
And Micah said unto him, whence comest thou?…. For as he might ask for a meal, or for a night’s lodging, it was but natural to put such a question to him, as from whence he came, and what was his business in these parts? or whither he was going?
and he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah; the tribe he was of was Levi, and so a Levite by tribe and office, and the place he came last from, and where he had sojourned awhile, was Bethlehem, a city in the tribe of Judah:
and I go to sojourn where I may find a place; the most convenient to abide in, where he could get a livelihood.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘ And Micah said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.” ’
Micah would be providing hospitality and thus politely enquired as to where the man had come from as a fellow Israelite. And when he learned that the man was a Levite, and was looking for an opportunity to exercise his ministry, he recognised that here was an opportunity to make his house of God more significant and more orthodox.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
The sequel of this conference, too plainly marks the Levite ‘ s character. What an awful state must it be, in a Levite of God, to hire himself out in the service of idols; and what a pitiful maintenance it was after all. Bread just to keep him from starving, a coarse garment for every day, and a little better for the Lord’s day, and ten shekels of silver a year: that is about five and twenty shillings in value of our money. Oh! Lord! rather let thy true servants in the gospel of thy dear Son, be fed with the humblest fare, and clothed with the plainest garment; than go ever so costly in the wages of sin.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jdg 17:9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
Ver. 9. Whence comest thou? ] He should have asked him more questions than this, ere he had agreed with him: as, Can you preach? can you produce a good testimonial? how happens it that you are thus necessitated? &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
17:9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, {g} I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
(g) For in those days the service of God was corrupt in all estates and the Levites were not looked to.