First, Jeroboam considered the convenience of his subjects, who would therefore not have to travel far to reach either sanctuary. Furthermore, he a…

Bethel and Dan, chosen as the frontier towns of the kingdom, had, however, associations of their own, which naturally lent themsel…

I suppose that Jeroboam did not mean to draw them away from worshipping Jehovah; but he would have Jehovah worshipped under some visible image, and…

And he set the one in Bethel
In the southern part of the land, on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin; and the rather…

Jeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God'…