Week of 9.4.2022 | Day One
Read
1 Kings 12:25-33
Discuss
Why did Jeroboam build two golden calves?
Jeroboam was afraid, prideful, and selfish. He thought that if the people traveled to the temple in Jerusalem (the place all Israelites went to make sacrifices to the Lord) where King Rehoboam ruled, they might start thinking of him as their ruler instead of Jeroboam.
Was Jeroboam’s actions sinful, why or why not?
Yes. God had given His people clear guidelines on how to live, the most well known being the Ten Commandments. The first commandment says you should have no other God before me. The second commandment says you should not bow down to man made things. Jeroboam broke those commandments and led the people to do the same. He lied to the people to protect his pride and lead them into sin.
Pray
Spend time praying as a family. Ask God to reveal any sin in your life that might be separating you from Him. Confess it to one another and seek to encourage and hold one another accountable.Thank God for His grace and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.