Matthew Poole and continuators on Judges 17:3

3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD , from my hand, for my son to make a graven image, and a molten image : now therefore I will restore it unto thee .

In the Hebrew it is, Iehovah, the incommunicable name of God. Whereby it is apparent, that neither she, nor her Son; intended to forsake the true God or his Worship; as appears from his rejoycing when he had got a Priest of the Lords appointment, of the Tribe of Levi, Iudg. 17. 13. but onely to Worship God by an Image; which also it is apparent, that both the Israelites, Exod. 32. 1, &c. and Ieroboam afterwards, designed to do.

Either, First, for the honour and benefit of thy self, and Family; that you need not be continually going to Shiloh to Worship, but may do it as well at home by these Images. Or, Secondly, that thou mayest cause these things to be made; to which end, she restored all the Money to him, as it here follows.

Many think this was but one Image, partly Graven, and partly Molten. But it seems more probable, that they were two distinct Images, because they are so plainly distinguished, Iudg. 18. 17, 18. where also some other words come between them. It is true, the graven image alone is mentioned, Iudg. 18. 20, 30, 31. not exclusively to the other, as appears from what is said just before; but by a common Synecdoche, whereby one is put for all; especially, where that one is esteemed the chief.

To dispose of, as I say.

Marginal references: Heb. [illegible: 1 word] ▪ fied.