耶罗波安一世
在位时期 主前 931-910
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King Jeroboam I, the First King of the Northern Kingdom of Israel
Jeroboam rose from a capable leader to become the first king of Israel after the kingdom was divided. He reigned for twenty-two years, bringing political stability to the northern tribes but leading them into spiritual corruption through idolatry and false worship. His fear-driven decisions set a destructive pattern that shaped the history of Israel for generations.
Jeroboam Struck at the Altar of Bethel
This scene captures the dramatic moment when King Jeroboam, in defiance of God’s command, offers an illicit sacrifice at the altar in Bethel. As he stretches out his arm in anger and authority, divine judgment falls, and his arm is suddenly paralyzed. The moment exposes the emptiness of power built on disobedience and reveals that no throne stands secure when worship is shaped by fear rather than submission to God.
Jeroboam’s Defiant Sacrifice
The rebellious king stands at the altar, his gesture frozen in defiant devotion as incense rises into the air. Tension fills the scene while onlookers witness a moment charged with impending divine judgment. What appears to be an act of worship is exposed as open rebellion, revealing the danger of honoring God with outward ritual while resisting Him in the heart.
The Shattering of Jeroboam’s Altar
As King Jeroboam sacrifices to idols before the temple, the altar suddenly shatters, leaving him, the priests, and the people frozen in stunned horror. To the left, sacrificial animals are prepared for slaughter, while on the right, ornate censers and sacred vessels underscore the ritual’s splendor, now broken by divine judgment. The scene reveals the futility of worship built on disobedience and marks the unraveling of a kingdom shaped by fear rather than faith.
耶罗波安一世 (Jeroboam I)，是尼八 (Nebat) 之子，他是所罗门王国分裂後以色列北方王国的第一位王。耶罗波安是以法莲支派的洗利达人，在所罗门统治期间崛起成为一位勤奋的官员，负责监督以法莲和玛拿西领土的强迫劳役 列王纪上 11:28。他的领导才能和野心使他成为关键人物，但也为叛乱埋下了伏笔。
示罗人先知亚希雅，在耶罗波安的崛起过程中扮演了一个非常关键的角色。亚希雅象徵性地将自已穿的一件新衣撕成十二片，其中十片分给耶罗波安，预言他将统治以色列的十个支派。这分裂也是神对所罗门王祭拜偶像所做的审判，但仍会有个支派因神与大卫先前所立的约，继续忠於大卫的後裔 列王纪上 11:29-40。所罗门王得知此事後，便想杀死耶罗波安，迫使他在埃及王示撒的保护下逃到埃及。
所罗门王死後，耶罗波安在政治动乱时回到以色列。北方支派的人民在所罗门王的统治下负担著沉重税收和强迫劳役，於是这些人向他的继任者罗波安寻求救济。然而，罗波安傲慢地回绝了他们的请求，宣称他的父亲曾用鞭子鞭责打他们，但他要用蝎子鞭责打他们 列王纪上 12:13-20。北方支派以起义作为回应，他们拒绝了罗波安的统治，并宣称耶罗波安是他们的王。
耶罗波安把示剑作为他的首都，以巩固他的王国，并强化其他城市，例如毗努伊勒。他担心如果他的子民继续在耶路撒冷敬拜，他们可能会回到犹大，因此分别在南部和北部边界的伯特利和但建殿。他筹划定妥铸造了金牛犊，并宣称这就是领你们出埃及的神 ，以色列！ 列王纪上 12:28-33。此举与亚伦的金牛犊事奉偶像如出一辙，而导致以色列人陷入罪恶。耶罗波安还任命不属利未人的凡民做祭司，并引进新的宗教节日，进一步背离了上帝所命定的敬拜。
耶罗波安的统治充满了衝突。儘管他在初期获得了成功，然而在位期间却遭受了内部异议和外部威胁，包括埃及王示撒的入侵，此举削弱了以色列和犹大的力量 列王纪上 14:25-26。纵使有先知的警告，耶罗波安仍拒绝悔改。当他的儿子亚比雅生病时，耶罗波安向先知亚希雅寻求建议，亚希雅预言他的王朝会垮台，而他的儿子会死去 列王纪上 14:1-18。
耶罗波安在位共二十二年，遗留下来事奉偶像和分裂的衝突。他的这些行为替陆续的以色列王开创先例，许多国王因效法耶罗波安祭拜偶像的罪行而被定罪 列王纪上 15:25-26。他的一生警示我们不服从神命令的後果。
