# #230 | Shoftim ch.17 - Micah's Idol and Oracle

From **The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel** by R Alex Israel.

- **Published:** Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:42:01 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:13:21
- **Books:** Deuteronomy
- **Parsha:** Shoftim
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<p>Stolen money, a curse that becomes a blessing, an idol that becomes a center for asking questions of God, an unemployed Levite who functions as a priest in an unauthorized Temple. </p><p>All of this represents the chaotic world of a society in which religion is influenced by pagan standards of other nations and in which Jewish leadership has broken down.</p><p><br></p><p>Originally published: December 19, 2022 </p>