"He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them" (2 Kin. 13:11).
That sentence, or something close to it, appears repeatedly in 1 & 2 Kings. Reading through these books you think, "Isn't there a king who will do away with Jeroboam's sin?"
The sins of Jeroboam were diverse. Perhaps his most famous violation was the construction and placement of the golden calves. Bottom line -- the people became accustomed to worshiping what they wanted, where they wanted, when they wanted and how they wanted. Worship became about convenience, comfort and compromise. God's prescribed manner of worship was minimized. (Doesn't that sound familiar?)
Jesus told us how to worship (Jn. 4:23-24). Anything less is inferior and unacceptable.
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