“If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even…

“And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.” The passage 1 Kings 12:5 records a pivotal moment in the…

“And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?”…

“Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,” 1 Kings 12…

“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…

“And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar.…

  “And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.” This verse is found…

  “And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.” Context To understand the significance of this verse, let’s provide some…

“And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.” This verse is part of the account of the division of the kingdom of Israel after…

“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O…