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Today's reading covers Judges 17 and Proverbs 15:30–33. Our reflection follows Micah's confession of stealing 1,100 pieces of silver from his mother, who then dedicates the recovered silver to carved and metal images rather than proper restitution. Micah sets up a household shrine with an ephod and idols, installs his own son as priest, then hires a wandering young Levite as his personal priest for ten pieces of silver a year. Micah's decisions summarizes the refrain that, "everyone did what was right in his own eyes."

Proverbs 15:30–33 turns to the value of receiving correction. We consider how good news and a bright countenance are shown to refresh the heart and body. Then we remember that listening to life-giving reproof is what seats a person among the wise, while ignoring instruction is really a form of self-contempt. Lastly we reflect on how the fear of the Lord is named as wisdom's starting point and how humility comes before honor — a sharp contrast to the pride and self-rule on display in Judges.

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