Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
"The apostasy of the Judges period, according to this chapter, was characterized by three observable trends. 1. Religious syncretism (Judges 17:1-5). . . . 2. Moral relativism (Judges 17:6). . . . 3. Extreme materialism (Judges 17:7-13)." [Note: Davis and Whitcomb, pp. 143-45.] 