And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
And God will abandon Israel because of Jeroboam's sins—both the sins he committed himself and the sins he caused all of Israel to commit.
God is warning that He will give up on protecting Israel because their king Jeroboam not only sinned himself but led the entire nation into sin.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was spoken during the reign of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the nation split around 930 BC. Jeroboam had set up golden calves in Bethel and Dan as alternative worship sites to prevent his people from going to Jerusalem, directly violating God's commands about worship. His actions established a pattern of idol worship that would plague the northern kingdom throughout its history.
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