1Ki 12:32-33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 12:32-33: 12:32-33 Replacing the Festival of Shelters, Israel’s crowning ceremonial feast in the seventh month, with the festival in Bethel also violated the law (Deut 16:13-15 ). The imitation observance one month later during the eighth month may have coincided with the end of the Canaanite agricultural year. Jeroboam’s false religious practices led to Israel’s downfall (2 Kgs 17:22 ). • Jeroboam’s offering of sacrifices on the altar at Bethel set a bad precedent in spiritual leadership.

a12:32-33►

bDeut 16:13-15►

c2 Kgs 17:22►

‏ 1 Kings 12:32-33

Summary for 1Kgs 12:32-33: 12:32-33 ^a Replacing the Festival of Shelters, Israel’s crowning ceremonial feast in the seventh month, with the festival in Bethel also violated the law (Deut 16:13-15 ^b). The imitation observance one month later during the eighth month may have coincided with the end of the Canaanite agricultural year. Jeroboam’s false religious practices led to Israel’s downfall (2 Kgs 17:22 ^c).

• Jeroboam’s offering of sacrifices on the altar at Bethel set a bad precedent in spiritual leadership.