Qn. 3 And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image,…(17): Ephod was a priestly wear in Israel (Ex. 28.4), probably it wasn’t normal to find ephod in a shrine for idols, and the reason […]

Qn. 1, 6 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts….(1): There is no doubt that the Israelites had no king, which the writer of the book sees as a big issue, because he repeats it over and over again (18.1; 17.6). Those who […]

Qn. 3 …, But no one has taken me into his house (18): A Levite who refused to be hosted by Gentiles could not get accommodation among the so-called his close relatives. It’s very sad to lack a person when you really need one. Imagine being rejected by people whom you are not related, those […]