King Jeroboam Inaugurates False Feast In Bethel To Divert Israel
In a deliberate act to prevent his northern kingdom from returning to Jerusalem for worship, King Jeroboam established an alternative feast in the eighth month, Cheshvan. On the fifteenth day of this month, he ascended to an altar in Bethel, instituting a religious festival 'which he had devised in his own heart' and offering sacrifices to the golden calves he had set up. This marked a profound departure from Yahweh's prescribed worship, leading Israel into idolatry and firmly cementing the division of the kingdoms.
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that was in Judah...he went up to the altar to burn incense.
— 1 Kings 12:32-33
— 1 Kings 12:32-33
Timeline Box:
After the division of the kingdom, King Jeroboam I established this alternative feast and worship system in the northern kingdom of Israel, approximately 930 BC.
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