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Verse 1 Kings 12:33. _HE OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR_] Jeroboam probably
performed the functions of high priest himself, that he might in his
own person condense the civil and ecclesiastical power....
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This verse belongs to 1 Kings 13 rather than to 1 Kings 12, being
intended as an introduction to what follows.
WHICH HE HAD DEVISED OF HIS OWN HEART - The entire system of Jeroboam
receives its condem...
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III. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
1. Rehoboam and the Revolt of the Ten Tribes
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The revolt of the northern tribes (1 Kings 12:1)_
2. The threatening war averted (1 Kings 12:21)
3. Jeroboam'...
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1 Kings 12:25 to 1 Kings 13:34. THE SIN OF JEROBOAM. THE PROPHET AT
BETHEL. The sources cannot be exactly determined. Some (see Cent.B)
may belong to the annals of the northern kingdom, but the tone i...
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OF HIS OWN HEART. Hebrew text reads "by himself". Some codices, with
three early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and
Vulgate, read as Authorized Version Man-made feasts go with man-mad...
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_which he had devised of his own heart_ This is a translation of the
Keri, i.e. the marginal reading of the Hebrew. The Kethib (i.e. the
written text) would be rendered -apart," and if it be correct m...
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On the addition in the LXX. after 1 Kings 12:24
This long passage has many peculiarities not only in the arrangement,
which differs considerably from that of the narrative of the Hebrew
text, but als...
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II. THE GREAT APOSTASY 12:25-33
TRANSLATION
(25) And Jeroboam built Shechem in Mt. Ephraim, and dwelt in it. And
he went out from there and built Penuel. (26) And Jeroboam said in his
heart, Now the...
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THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES. REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM
The revolt of the Ten Tribes against the rule of Rehoboam had its
origin partly in the discontent which the burdens laid on the people
by Solomon ha...
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OF HIS OWN HEART] For political and self-regarding reasons he
disturbed the hallowed associations which had gathered round the month
previously set apart for the Festival of Ingathering. HE OFFERED UP...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 12
THE *KINGDOM DIVIDES
V1 Rehoboam went to Shechem. All the *Israelites had gone there to
make him king. V2 Jeroboam the son of Nebat w...
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SO HE OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR. — The repetition of this verse is
accounted for by its belonging properly in sense to the next chapter,
opening the story of the mission of the “man of God from Judah.”
T...
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וַ יַּ֜עַל עַֽל ־הַ מִּזְבֵּ֣חַ ׀
אֲשֶׁר ־עָש
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MAN-MADE RELIGION
1 Kings 12:25
Jeroboam knew better than to make these two calves. The prophet had
clearly told him that the stability of his throne was contingent upon
his obedience, 1 Kings 11:38....
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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In this and the four following Chapter s we have the central section
of this Book recording the tragedy of the break-up of the nation and
the degradation of the people. It covers a period of about six...
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To: literally, "up on," ( super) as at the end of the verse. (Haydock)
--- The altars were very high and large. (Calmet) --- Month.
Septuagint add, "on the festival which," &c. (Menochius) --- Heart....
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REFLECTIONS
WHAT a sad page for the most painful reflection doth the Holy Ghost
give us in the view of Rehoboam's folly and Jeroboam's sin! what a
train of evil is induced by the fall! what is every m...
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(25) В¶ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt
therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. (26) And Jeroboam
said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of D...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting
upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom
from Go...
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SO HE OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR WHICH HE HAD MADE IN BETHEL THE FIFTEENTH
DAY OF THE EIGHTH MONTH,.... As he had done in Dan:
EVEN IN THE MONTH WHICH HE HAD DEVISED OF HIS OWN HEART; the feast of
tabern...
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_So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, [even] in the month which he had
devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of
Is...
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_Which he had devised of his own heart_ Out of his own will and
pleasure, against the express ordinance of God. _And ordained a feast
_ To be observed, it is likely, every year in Beth-el, as well as...
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1 The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crowne Rehoboam, by Ieroboam
make a suite of relaxation vnto him.
6 Rehoboam refusing the olde mens counsell, by the aduice of young
men, answereth them rough...
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So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth
day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his
own heart, without the command of Jehovah; AND ORDAINED A...
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JEROBOAM KING OVER ISRAEL...
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THE TEN TRIBES REBEL
(vs.1-24)
Rehoboam went to Shechem for his inauguration as king of Israel (v.1).
Jereboam, in Egypt, received word quickly of Solomon's death, and his
friends in Israel sent to...
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OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR:
Or, went up to the altar, etc
AND BURNT INCENSE:
_ Heb._ to burn incense...
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25-33 Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive
ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical
disbelief of God's all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our...
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WHICH HE HAD DEVISED OF HIS OWN HEART; which he appointed without any
warrant from God, which was superstition. Compare JEREMIAH 7:31....
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CONTENTS: Accession and folly of Rehoboam. Kingdom divided.
CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Adoram, Shemiah.
CONCLUSION: Taking the counsel of unspiritual men always spells
blunder and a rough...
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1 Kings 12:1. _Shechem._ This city was famed for mischief. Here Dinah
was ruined, and the men slaughtered. Here Joseph was sold, and now the
ten tribes revolted.
1 Kings 12:4. _Thy father made our yok...
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_And Jeroboam said in his heart._
IDOLATRY IN ISRAEL
“History is God teaching by example.” All history is that. But the
annals of the Hebrew race possess a peculiar interest, because in them
the divi...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 12:29 Jeroboam builds centers of worship
within his own territory to rival Jerusalem, one in the far north
(DAN) and one in the far south (BETHEL). He appoints pr
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 12:26. NOW SHALL THE KINGDOM RETURN TO THE HOUSE OF
DAVID—Recognizing the immediate peril of Israel’s visits to the
temple, he sought to alienate their hearts...
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EXPOSITION
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, AND THE SCHISM IN THE
CHURCH.—The historian, after describing the great rebellion of the
Jewish people, proceeds, in the rest of this chapter, to...
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Now Rehoboam came to Shechem: and all Israel gathered to Shechem (1
Kings 12:1)
Which is just about the center of the land, just about the heart of
the country. And they gathered
to make him king. An...
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1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Samuel 13:12; 2 Chronicles 26:6;...
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Devised — Which he appointed without any warrant from God....