So the king consulted, and made two golden calves, and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt." I Kings 12:28
After Solomon's death, Jeroboam made himself king of ten of the tribes of Israel. In order to consolidate his power and wealth, he needed to keep people away from Jerusalem, the temple, and the presence of God. How did he do it? He lied. He made up gods, and told the people want they wanted to hear, and they believed him. How many people are led away from God by people lying for their own benefit and power? What can we do? Let's keep our lie detector nearby. The Bible is our lie detector for us to double check everything and everybody.
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