# Judges 17 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

This chapter begins a section explaining how Israel came to have a king. 

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### Idols and figures #####

According to the law of Moses, the Israelites were prohibited from making wooden figures or cast metal idols. This was a form of idolatry. This practice was common in Canaan and it shows the influence the Israelites allowed these people to have on them. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses]])

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* __[Judges 17:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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