And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
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Interpretation
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's all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our departures from him.
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This thought runs through 1 Kings 12:28-32.
Glossary
- Levi Person
- Adhesion. (1. ) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words ( Gen. 29:34 ).