1 Kings 12
Treated in 7 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 12:4 "Your father made our yoke hard. Now ease the harsh labor your father demanded and the heavy yoke he laid on us, and we will serve you." 2
- 12:10 The young men who had grown up with him answered, "This people said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter for us.' Give them this answer: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. 2
- 12:28 So the king took counsel and made two golden calves. He said to the people, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!" 2
- 12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him, summoned him before the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. 1
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites 1 Kings 12:10
…of the young men he so infatuates Rehoboam, that his folly deprives him of his kingdom (1 Kings 12:10, 15). Sometimes when he leaves them in possession of intellect, he so fills them with…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 18 — The Instrumentality of the Wicked Employed by God, While He Continues Free from Every Taint cites 1 Kings 12:20
…are ruled by his secret providence, is strikingly shown in the election of King Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:20), in which the rashness and infatuation of the people are severely condemned for…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 4 — How God Works in the Hearts of Men cites 1 Kings 12:10
…an oracle? (2 Sam. 17:14). Who disposed Rehoboam to adopt the counsel of the young men? (1 Kings 12:10). Who caused the approach of the Israelites to strike terror into nations formerly…
- The Big Story ·
The Kingdom Splits cites 1 Kings 12:4
…burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you” (1 Kings 12:4). A yoke is the wooden frame across an ox’s neck for pulling a plough. The old advisers…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
A Strong Rod Broken and Withered cites 1 Kings xii. 4
…were uneasy under his government, and thought him too rigorous in his administration (see 1 Kings xii. 4). “Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 20 — Of Civil Government cites 1 Kings 12:28
…forsook the temple of God, and, in submissiveness to him, revolted to new superstitions (1 Kings 12:28). With the same facility posterity had bowed before the decrees of their kings. For this…
- Knots Untied ·
Idolatry cites 1 Kings xii. 28
…behold thy gods, 0 Israel (thy Elohim), which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.” (1 Kings xii. 28.) In both instances, we should observe, the idol was not set up as a rival to God, but…