1 Kings 13:33-34

E. THE DEPRECATION OF JEROBOAM 13:33-34

TRANSLATION

(33) After this thing, Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from all classes of the people. Anyone who desired, he ordained to be priests of the high places. (34) And this thing became a sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut off and destroy it from off the face of the earth.

COMMENTS

The dramatic demonstration at the Bethel temple and the subsequent death of the man of God for disobeying the word of God failed to make any lasting impression on the apostate Jeroboam. Shortly after these events the king returned to his policy of appointing priests from the population in general rather than restricting that high privilege, as the Law required, to the sons of Aaron (1 Kings 13:33). Because of his contemptuous defiance of the Law of God, Jeroboam forfeited his claims to all promises made to him by Ahijah the prophet. From the moment he introduced the religious schism into Israel, his dynasty was doomed to destruction (1 Kings 13:34).