At this point, according to the law prescribed in Leviticus 6:1–6, Micah—who has confessed his sin of stealing and repaid the principal (i.e., the exact amount stolen from his mother)—should do two more things. (1) He should acknowledge his sin before Yahweh at the tabernacle by paying restitution to his mother for the crime (i.e., one-fifth of the principal involved). (2) He should sacrifice a guilt offering through the priest for atonement. But it is more than obvious that the law is not being followed in this story. Israel has no spiritual king.
