Sadly, Jeroboam’s name has bad connotations. Once the Scripture concludes the two narratives of his life his name occurs just a further 25 times, usually in the context of the bad pattern he set for all the kings of Israel (except the last, Hoshea, 2 Kings 17:2) who followed him: “Jeroboam the s…
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It seems that soon after the events of the man of God recorded in 1 Kings 13, Jeroboam received another jolt – his son was struck with a serious sickness (1 Kings 14:1). The word used of the age of his son in verse 12 is used of Ishmael at 17 years old and it is quite feasible that he was a teenag…
Jeroboam the Son of Nebat – Failure to Rely on Yahweh Read More »
Having decided to set up a new system of worship in Dan and Bethel , the day came for Jeroboam to inaugurate calf worship. On that very day God sent a prophet who turned up and spoiled Jeroboam’s ‘party’; he was an intruder, a prophet from Judah. He was no ordinary prophet because he is called…
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