Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
1 Kings 12:33
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.
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.
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...
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'...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
וַ יַּ֜עַל עַֽל ־הַ מִּזְבֵּ֣חַ ׀ אֲשֶׁר ־עָש
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....
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
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....
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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...
JEROBOAM KING OVER ISRAEL...
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...
OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR: Or, went up to the altar, etc AND BURNT INCENSE: _ Heb._ to burn incense...
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...
WHICH HE HAD DEVISED OF HIS OWN HEART; which he appointed without any warrant from God, which was superstition. Compare JEREMIAH 7:31....
1 Kings 12:33 offerings H5927 (H8686) altar H4196 made H6213 (H8804) Bethel H1008 fifteenth H2568 H6240 day...
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...
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...
_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...
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
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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 12:32; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Samuel 13:12; 2 Chronicles 26:6;...
Devised — Which he appointed without any warrant from God....