Judg 18:24-25 | TNotes | STEP | 18:24 Micah’s last speech is pathetic and pitiful. He began by stealing from his own mother and ended by losing it all to worse thieves than himself. The narrative drips with irony, including Micah’s loss of the gods I have made . His fate was that of all who forsake the Lord’s covenant: I have nothing left!

c1 Sam 1:10►

d1 Sam 22:2►

e2 Sam 17:8►

‏ Judges 18:24-25

18:24 ^a Micah’s last speech is pathetic and pitiful. He began by stealing from his own mother and ended by losing it all to worse thieves than himself. The narrative drips with irony, including Micah’s loss of the gods I have made. His fate was that of all who forsake the Lord’s covenant: I have nothing left!
18:25 ^b short-tempered (literally bitter of soul; “in deep anguish,” 1 Sam 1:10 ^c; “discontented,” 1 Sam 22:2 ^d; “enraged,” 2 Sam 17:8 ^e): This term describes those whose bitter disappointment with life has made their actions unpredictable.