#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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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.

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.

Originally published: December 19, 2022