Records of Civilization, Sources and Studies Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ... that the prophet Shemaiah sent the army of 180,000 ( ) Judasans and Benjamites home, because the schism of the kingdom had been intended by Yahweh (12 21-2 ). He wove around a few facts in his sources a complete story of Jeroboam s apostasy, which is so important to him for the understanding of the whole history of the Northern Kingdom. His own work is printed in italics: Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and fortified Penuel. And J eroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David: if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto the people, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, 0 Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a. sin; for the people went before the one, even unto Dan. And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi. And J eroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar which he had made in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the Priests of the high places that he had made. And he-went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of I...