The Globe-republican., 1904-07-07

carried on at these local shrines u.
Kings 1924, but after the temple was
built they became wholly identified
with idolatry. rs
"And made priests Of the lowest Of
the people," The literal rendering Of
the Hebrew is, from the end Of the
people," that is, from all ranks Of
the people" (R. ". from among all
the people"), and not, as heretofore,
from the Levites alone. Which were
not the sons Of Levi" the priestly
tribe. Doubtless Jeroboam would
gladly have retained their services,
but they refused to celebrate idola'
trous rites, and went south to Reho.
boam III, Chron. II; 1850
The next step downward in idolatry,
the establishment Of new feast days,
was speedily taken. Josephus (Ant,
VIII. s, ~ says this whole idea Of a
new religion was suggested to Jero-
boam by the approach Of the Feast Of
Tabernacles, the Joyous harvest festi'
val, to attend which greaA numbers,
Of the people went yearly to Jerusa.
lem. Jeroboam felt 1t necessary to
hold his subjects by a counter attrac.
ton.
Tboretore fs9, "Jeroboam ordained
n foast in tho oigbt month"; (Noyem.
harl Tho law exnresslv f,Yed the
Feast of Tabernacles in the seventh
month flow %. al) On the M.
teerth dav NJ the month" "The day
was retained because. the months be.
ing lunar, the fifteenth was the day Of
Tho full moon "-pulnit Commentary,
"ue otarad unon tho altar" R. v. "He
want IN INTO tho altaro. ascended II.
NV slows nv bv on inclined nlana fEY
IN. 9el Like solomon at the dedica.
t,or ~ tho temnle Tho k,nv himself
omo,o.od a ,bo ,no,o,,rot,o, NJ Tho
,,an, worsh,r "so AID ho IN path.el "
urho moro distant nan nerbans was
,naa,,rotod hv .oma NJ tho newly made
nr,est, ~romhr,doe pihle "And he
n r,.osd IN peth.el" Nan already bav.
w. rs acknowledgements nj
Mooos f1ndo 10. az,
% uso be offered etc. This verse
rooon,tulotes what has come before.
(Which he had devised Of his own
hoortn "Tbe entire system of Zero.
boam receives it's condemnation in
thoso words u,c main ,ault was that
ha lo,t ri4uol and a worshin where
al, woe divinolv anthori7ed for cere.
noros ond services which were Who'll.
" ~ bis own davis,ng o-cook
Nv WARNINGS Apainst Jdolatrv-1
v,nas 20. ia n, tbis chanter Man.
r,oo sovs. uTbere ID mono which q
t,rr,d distrustf,l reader NJ the Bible
would ho moro readv in mass over. and
tow which throw mora real light ,pon
ito morol and method" II Is the story
~ how Torohoom wbi1e sacrificing I'M.
~ h,s o,tor al petb.el was so,emnlv
warmed bv "man Of Cod whom Je.
hovah hoG cont out NJ Judah "The al.
~, shall 10 rontn be cried sand its
a ~, no,rod ortp Tbon 40 tho on.
mood Ling called on his guards to
ao, H +ha nronhot .nd nut ont his own
s sand to loy bold On him the hand
n,o. N u,;thorod and on earthouake rent
49, oltor Iorohoam ontreated the
. .n y, God n rostore bis hand and
.h,s wos dono throupb The nronhet's
49, s. nho honost b,storion uoec on
~ .o,oto Now tho heroic man n (,od
s " All ~ his wov home heinp
tanntod ~ dioohodience hv ono of tbe
unfa,thf,,l nronbots NJ neth.el put
"annonont,r tbo w;tnesu which tho
n,an -, rnd hnro ord tbo death which
ho d,od woro in vain "-Maurlce
Iorohoon nrotnrrod mt from bis evil
NV"
Wy rdo1otrv Punished II Kings "a.
"a mha d;s,stors ond ruin thot oil
,,o,..,r oausos no mo coon ,non Iaro.
HON ord his l,,ngdom
Its r1,a son Ah,ioh foil s,ck and died
.sa,,nh .ho ruoor mode a nilgrimaga
~ ch,,oh .nd hogood Tho did nronhpt
Ah,ioh to ,ntercede with God IN her
ha D hoh,,f 1o,oboon won for him.
w, =, oui, ronuto IN history Twantv,
tbroo timec In tho hooks of Kings ne
", sn's n;,,ariod &c Tho ona who made
10 p y, " W., y 1orohooro,. r,nvlv limo
-. 40. aV 49,, W ' nnd,rr With h,s .en
WITH +ho ovites tho most Cod.fear.
w." i.sssh,.on,, ~ tho nortborn limo
ne . 'I ,au !. 70 cn.on A. ANY, ord
1
aon a., ,i s.ron u+hanod Tho linodom 1T
go, . >, seth IN mo,ar;ol reaouroes
.sa " ob,rootor while ,reroboam,s
, snu ..s IN as oorroenondi, CIV raducad
AtI ,,,.... .,an II 10 soid tbat a run.