2 Chronicles 11:14
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jerobo am and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the Lord.
2006-09-20 19:32:40 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Verse 14. Cast them off - They would not suffer them to instruct the Israelites in the worship of God, nor to go up to Jerusalem to worship in their courses: and these priests would not join with them in the worship of the calves, as they were commanded to do; and therefore they, willingly forsook all their patrimonies and possessions for God's sake. No secular advantages whatsoever should detain us there, where we are in danger of making shipwreck of faith and a good conscience.
Verse 15. High places - Or, for the high places, both for the devils (the Baals, or false gods, which divers of his people worshipped, whom he encouraged to do so, giving them liberty to do anything but to serve God at Jerusalem) and for the calves. So he erected two sorts of high places, some for Baal, and some for the true God, whom be pretended to worship, in and by the calves.
Verse 16. Set their heart - Such as loved and feared God in truth.
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2006-09-20 19:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
(2 Chronicles 11:14) For the Levites left their pasture grounds and their possession and then came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jer·o·bo′am and his sons had discharged them from acting as priests to Jehovah.
The Levites were assigned by God himself to be priests from father to son. Hereditary. Jeroboam was going against God's commandments by asking them to do other jobs,
2006-09-21 03:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jereboam the king selected his own priest to set up the high places for the kind of [ golden ] calf worship that Moses had put down. This was Israel and Samaria side now a split kingdom.
By 2Chr,28:1-4 [ Sacrifice of children being burn in the fire was
being done;
Rehoboam was king over Judah and Jerusalem, the priest had come here.
1Chr.6:1-15; Levi, Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zodak anointed Solomon,
Ahimaaz [ his daughter wed king Saul ], Azariah, Johanan, and Azariah was priest in the temple of Solomon, they extend down to the Promised Land is taken captive in the 391st year after the death of Solomon 997 BCE, which is 606 BCE and Daniel, Jeremiah and Ezekiel tell about it.
Then Esther and Mordecai, Ezra and priest, and Nehemiah with Haggai and Zechariah as prophets from 536 BCE to 443 BCE.
2006-09-21 02:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The Levites(name of a people group) left their properties and moved to Judah and Jerusalem (other suburbs/towns) because they had been dismissed (fired) from their jobs as priests by Jeraboam as he had set up worship to idols rather than God. If you read whole of chapters 10, 11 and 12 you will understand context.
2006-09-21 02:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by angelvic_83 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is after the split between Israel and Judah!
The Israel King Jeroboam, became pagan! Causing about 1/2 of the Levites to move back to Judah! This just before God divorced Israel!
2006-09-21 12:06:19 · answer #5 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smh73448,
Jeroboam = bad guy took the priests out of service.
Rehaboam= good guy, got them back along with the obedient Israelites from the northern area.
Some people miss that. That There was a split, and the Northern part of Israel was the House of Israel, and the Southern part was the House of Judah, each having their own king.
A far cry from what Vancouver-snuggy was saying. Where the f' did he get what he just said? What a noob.
2006-09-21 02:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's saying that the priests that were chosen by God (the levites) had to leave home because Jeroboam had dismissed them from the priesthood of God and replaced them with his own priests.
2006-09-21 02:38:57 · answer #7 · answered by peach49444 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I cannot explain an alleged 2000+ year-old event reported by an unknown reporter who may have written his observations years after the fact, later edited, translated and corrupted by unknown men with personal agendas.
However, I'm sure some brainwashed religious fanatics can conjure up some lame explanations to suit their false conceptions
2006-09-21 02:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeroboam didn't allow the Levites, or the priests of Israel conduct the priestly services which they were ordained to do, i believe.
2006-09-21 02:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by Sky_blue 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the levites were the leaders of the faith not priests but equifilant but Jerobo had told them that he did not wont them to carry on the sacrifices and duties in the temples synagogs he put them out of there Job. eexacuting there ment to do there job serving God so they came to Jerusalem the main city to confrunt him, I imagin
2006-09-21 02:38:45 · answer #10 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋