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 .

II. BUT WHY DID HE MAKE CALVES ?

1 . He had the cherubim in his mind .

2 . But the cherubim were emblems of the Holy Trinity .

3 . Micah's teraphim were like Jeroboam's calves .