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In First Kings, chapter twelve, verse thirty-one, Jeroboam appointed priests who were not qualified according to God’s standards in Numbers three, verses six through nine, and chapter eight, verses five through twenty, respectively. Under the new covenant, the Levitical priesthood no longer exists, but God has established particular essential qualifications for those ordained for pastoral […]

In First Kings, chapter twelve, verse twenty-eight, Jeroboam of the northern kingdom established a counterfeit religious system by offering the people worship of their gods through idols, as in verses twenty-seven through thirty, and the warning stanza of Exodus twenty, three to four, after the pattern of the golden calf made by Aaron in Exodus

In First Kings, chapter twelve, verse twenty-four, the Lord brought about the division of his people. He designed the existence of two nations as a punishment for idolatry, and as a means of preserving a faithful remnant through Judah, as in chapter eleven, verse thirteen. Though Israel departed from God, a leftover part of Judah

In First Kings, chapter twelve, verse twenty, at the death of Solomon, the Hebrew nation split into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom, called Israel, was first ruled by Jeroboam. The southern kingdom, called Judah, was started to be governed by Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, as in verse seventeen. The division continued until the ten northern tribes

In First Kings, chapter eleven, verse forty-three, mention Solomon’s idolatry and sin and speaks of his death without indication that he repented and returned to God. The Chronicler records David’s warning to Solomon at the end of First Chronicles twenty-eight, verse nine, “If thou forsake God, he will cast thee off forever.” The Biblical truth

In First Kings, chapter eleven, verses five through seven, Solomon first tolerated the false gods of his wives, then turned his own heart after them, as in verses two through nine. In addition to his worship of the Lord, Solomon added the worship of the Sidonian goddess Ashtoreth involving immortal rituals and the worship of

In First Kings, chapter eleven, verse four, David’s heart was “perfect.” Not in the sense that he never failed God miserably but that he never turned to idolatry and the worship of other gods. In his adultery with Bathsheba and his attempted cover-up, David grievously sinning was to the point of despising God and His

In First Kings, chapter eleven, verse two, Solomon’s possession of many wives not only ignored God’s commandment for kings not to make multiple wives in Deuteronomy seventeen, verse seventeen, but also transgressed God’s prohibition against marrying pagan wives from the Canaanites as in Exodus thirty-four, verse twelve through sixteen, and Joshua twenty-three, verses twelve to

In First Kings, chapter eleven, verse one, describes Solomon’s spiritual decline and its results. Solomon began as a man who loved the Lord, walked according to His statutes, and built His temple, as in chapter three, verse three, and chapter six, verse one, respectively. He experienced God’s love, grace, and salvation. Solomon was given distinctive

In First Kings, chapter nine, verse seven, God said He will no longer manifest His presence, power, and glory in the Temple if the people fail to follow His ways sincerely, as in verses six through nine of this chapter: the warning applies under the new covenant as well. If a church fails to obey