Verse 33

A Prophet from Judah Visits Bethel On the fifteenth day of the eighth month(a date he had arbitrarily chosen) Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Just then a prophet arrived from Judah with the LORD’s message for Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.
• Num 15:39 : 39 You must have this tassel so that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and obey them and so that you do not follow after your own heart and your own eyes that lead you to unfaithfulness.
• 1 Sam 13:12 : 12 I thought,‘Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the LORD’s favor.’ So I felt obligated to offer the burnt offering.”
• 2 Chr 26:6 : 6 Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.
• Ps 106:39 : 39 They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.
• Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says,“These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
• Matt 15:6 : 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
• Mark 7:13 : 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”