EXPOSITION
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES.—With the reign of Rehoboam, on which
our historian now enters, we begin the second great period in the
history of the Hebrew monarchy, so far as it is related in these Books
of KINGS. The first, which comprises the Augustan age of Israel, the
short-lived mat... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL, AND THE SCHISM IN THE
CHURCH.—The historian, after describing the great rebellion of the
Jewish people, proceeds, in the rest of this chapter, to relate the
measures which the new king took to secure his position. These were
both external and i... [ Continue Reading ]