02-22-2010, 09:24 AM
''After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, ''It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'' 1 Kings 12:28
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I will simply say from reading this account may we never forget what is truly important --truly precious--and not allow a false god or an idol to root itself in our heart--or importantly never lose confidence in God or in Jesus Christ. :heartbeat: :rose: :rose:
''Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built Peniel. (25) :rose:
''Jeroboam thought to himself, ''If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to the lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.'' (26, 27) :rose: :rose:
''After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, ''It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'' (28) :rose:
''One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. (29) :rose:
''And this thing became a sin; the people went as far as Dan to worship the one there.'' (30) :rose: :rose:
''Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.'' (31) :rose:
''He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feestival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar.
This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made.'' (32) :rose:
''On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.'' (33) ... :rose:
Have a wonderful day today friends--Monday again--and already :happyheart: :rose:
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I will simply say from reading this account may we never forget what is truly important --truly precious--and not allow a false god or an idol to root itself in our heart--or importantly never lose confidence in God or in Jesus Christ. :heartbeat: :rose: :rose:
''Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built Peniel. (25) :rose:
''Jeroboam thought to himself, ''If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to the lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam.'' (26, 27) :rose: :rose:
''After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, ''It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'' (28) :rose:
''One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. (29) :rose:
''And this thing became a sin; the people went as far as Dan to worship the one there.'' (30) :rose: :rose:
''Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites.'' (31) :rose:
''He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feestival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar.
This he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made.'' (32) :rose:
''On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, he offered sacrifices on the altar he had built at Bethel. So he instituted the festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to make offerings.'' (33) ... :rose:
Have a wonderful day today friends--Monday again--and already :happyheart: :rose: