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• Title: Jeroboam the Ephratite.
• Author : Journal of Biblical Literature
• Release Date : January 22, 2006
• Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 216 KB

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The enduring legacy of Jeroboam b. Nebat is one of unparalleled apostasy within the universe of the Deuteronomistic History (Dtr). The northern realm he created is irreparably corrupted by his religious policies, and every subsequent northern king is judged by the Deuteronomist to be wholly illegitimate regardless of individual virtues or accomplishments explicitly because of Jeroboam's example. It is ultimately Jeroboam who is credited with the fall of the north to Assyria, and it is against him that Josiah's own merits are compared as the latter attempted to repair the schism with the north and reestablish Davidic hegemony. (1) The character of the Davidic line is defined in large part through the consistent demonization of Jeroboam and the society he chartered. (2) No other king is so strenuously distanced from the principles of the prophetic tradition, the theological standards of Israelite covenantal identity, or the inherent grace of the Davidic house. (3) This last point is especially noteworthy in light of the central role of Josiah in orchestrating the penultimate form of Dtr. Josiah's designs on the north (in the wake of Assurbanipal's death in 627 B.C.E.) necessitated a simultaneous vilification of Solomon and an affirmation of the royal heritage that he shaped and of which he was a part. (4) The castigation of Jeroboam distributes the reserves of guilt: Solomon made mistakes, but Jeroboam turned them into catastrophes, and thus the latter is to be credited with incurring the wrath of YHWH and securing the destruction of an entire kingdom. So monumental is Josiah's elimination of Jeroboam's Bethel shrine that it heals the wounds that emerged during the Solomonic era, and covenantal harmony could once again flow through the land as it did in the days of David. (5) The Dtr damnation of Jeroboam draws attention away from an important aspect of that king's commission, and that is the manner in which Jeroboam is characterized before his consecration of Bethel (and Dan). As scholars have long noted, Jeroboam is introduced as a charismatic and industrious leader, one who is apparently well regarded in the public arena, who rises to prominence while working under the Solomonic regime. These traits are clearly reminiscent of the early depiction of David as he distinguished himself while under Saul's regime. This warrants special attention, as the covenant pronounced by Ahijah (though it currently bears the marks of Dtr redaction) essentially mirrors those pronounced by Nathan in 2 Samuel 7. (6)

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