열왕기상 12:26의 인용 해설

Rather, the profoundly wicked characterization of Yarav'am stems from the deviant enactments he establishes after he becomes king over the Northern Kingdom, as described in Melachim I 12:26-33. Yarav'am creates two forbidden alternatives to the Beit HaMikdash— one in Beit El and one in Dan.⁴⁷Yarav'am’s altar in Dan has been excavated and is available for viewing. Moreover, he permits everyone, even non-Kohanim, to serve on these illicit altars. Yarav'am also makes two golden calves at the Beit El and Dan sites, and orders that Sukkot be observed on the fifteenth of Marcheshvan. According to Chazal, Yarav'am even erects barriers to prevent the northern Bnei Yisrael from visiting Yerushalayim and the Beit HaMikdash.

Melachim I 12:26-27 states that Yarav'am fears that he will be perceived as an illegitimate ruler if the northern Bnei Yisrael will visit the Beit HaMikdash in Yerushalayim, the capital of the Southern Kingdom. Rashi notes that only Davidic royalty was permitted to sit in the Azarah (Temple courtyard). Rashi also notes that only kings from the Davidic line would read the Torah during the once in seven-year Hakheil ceremony. Thus, Yarav'am is unable to sit in the Azarah and will be perceived as an illegitimate king. This leads Yarav'am to create alternatives to the Beit HaMikdash, in order for his alternative kingdom to remain viable and survive.

ותהי ראשית ממלכתו בבל, the Torah mentions this to explain that because of Nimrod’s powerful and relatively civilised kingdom all the people moved to the valley of Shinor to be within the orbit of his power and influence. The illusion of great power, augmented by unity of purpose, led to their insurrection against G’d, and to their downfall. Central symbols always exercised a gravitational pull on people’s minds, as we see even among the Jewish people in the efforts by Jerobam to counteract the centrality of the Temple in Jerusalem. (Kings I 12,26)

A foolish son causes anger to his father [A foolish son] like Jeroboam causes anger to the Holy One, blessed be He.