Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 1 Kings 12:28

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took counsel: Kg1 12:8, Kg1 12:9; Exo 1:10; Isa 30:1 two calves of gold: He invented a political religion, and instituted feasts in his own times, different from those appointed by Jehovah; gave the people certain objects of adoration, and pretended to think that it would be both inconvenient and oppressive to them to go up to Jerusalem to worship. These calves were doubtless of the same kind as the calf which was set up by Aaron; and it is remarkable, that in pointing them out to the people he should use the same words that Aaron used on that occasion, when they must have heard what terrible judgments fell upon their forefathers for this idolatry. Solomon's idolatry, however, had prepared the people for Jeroboam's abominations. Exo 20:4; Deu 4:14-18; Kg2 10:29, Kg2 17:16; Ch2 11:15; Hos 8:4-7, Hos 10:5, Hos 10:6 It is too much: Isa 30:10; Pe2 2:19 behold: Exo 32:4, Exo 32:8 3 Kings (1 Kings) 12:29

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