열왕기상 12:25-31 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28

Jeroboam's Calves. Unbelief is the root of all mischief. Had the king of Israel believed God, he would have obeyed Him; then he would have been under no temptation to set up a spurious religion to the confusion of his family and people. But what did he mean by these calves? I. THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE IMAGES OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL . 1 . So he describes them in the text . 2 . His error was a reproduction of Aaron's . 3 . Yet this was idolatry . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28-33

Jeroboam's Sin. The king of Israel, moved by personal ambition instead of zeal for God, fearing lest his people, in going to Jerusalem to worship, should see reason to regret having rent the kingdom, took counsel to prevent this. The result was the development of the policy described in the text. It was cunning— I. IN THE KIND OF WORSHIP IMPOSED . 1 . As to its objects . 2 . As to its modes . 3 . As to its ministers . II. IN THE PLACES CHOSEN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:29

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Daniel [Two considerations seem to have influenced Jeroboam in his choice of these sites. First, both these places were in some sort sanctuaries already. Bethel was already a makom, or holy place, in the days of Abraham; was consecrated by the visions and altar of Jacob ( Genesis 28:11-19 ; Genesis 31:13 ; Genesis 35:1 , Genesis 35:7 , Genesis 35:15 ), and by the ark having been there ( 20:26-28 , Hebrews; cf. Jos; Ant; 5.2.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

And this thing became a sin [It was in itself sinful, for it both set at nought the express prohibition of the Decalogue ( Exodus 20:4 ), and also disregarded the one sanctuary of God's choice ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ). And it led to other sins, e . g ; the intrusion of a schismatic and irregular priesthood, and the performance of unauthorized rites, and to "an ever-deepening corruption of the national faith" (Ewald). Cf. Hosea 8:5 ; Hosea 13:2 . But the meaning is, it became an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Sin of Jeroboam. What was this sin, of which, from this time forward, the historian has so much to say? It is mentioned more than twenty times in Scripture. It casts its dark shadow across fifteen reigns of the kings of Israel. Its baleful influences were felt for more than two and a half centuries. It was the prime cause ( 2 Kings 17:21-28 ) of that captivity from which the ten tribes have never returned. Surely we ought to know what it was. And as one help to a right conclusion,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:31

And he made an house of high places [See on 1 Kings 3:2 , and cf. 2 Kings 17:29 . It is often assumed (Keil, Rawlinson, al. after Josephus) that Jeroboam built two temples for his cherubim, and the statement of the text, that he built one, is explained on the ground that the historian contrasts the "house of high places" with the "house of the Lord." Ewald, too, after 2 Kings 17:29 , 2 Kings 17:32 , understands the words as plural . But is it not more probable that a chapel... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:25

Built Shechem - In the sense of “enlarged and fortified.” See Daniel 4:30. The first intention of Jeroboam seems to have been to make Shechem his capital, and therefore he immediately set about its fortification. So also he seems to have fortified Penuel for the better security of his Trans-Jordanic possessions (marginal reference). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:26

Jeroboam’s fear was lest a reaction should set in, and a desire for reunion manifest itself. He was not a man content to remain quiet, trusting simply to the promise made him 1 Kings 11:38. Hence, he gave way to the temptation of helping forward the plans of Providence by the crooked devices of a merely human policy. His measures, like all measures which involve a dereliction of principle, brought certain evils in their train, and drew down divine judgment on himself. But they fully secured the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:27

Kill me - In case his subjects desired a reconciliation with Rehoboam, Jeroboam’s death would at once facilitate the re-establishment of a single kingdom, and obtain favor with the legitimate monarch. (Compare 2 Samuel 4:7.) read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:28

The “calves of gold” were probably representations of the cherubic form, imitations of the two cherubim which guarded the ark of the covenant in the holy of holies. But being unauthorized copies, set up in places which God had not chosen, and without any divine sanction, the sacred writers call them “calves.” They were not mere human figures with wings, but had at any rate the head of a calf or ox. (Hence, some attribute this calf-worship entirely to Assyrian and Phoenician influence.)... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:28-33

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 12:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 12:28

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