The Problem With a Synagogue

Jeroboam is the leader, 10 tribes, of Israel to the north. He creates two golden calves and puts one at Bethel, which is in the south part of the country. And he says, these are the gods that brought you up out of Egypt. If his people cannot get to the temple, what do they do? Jeroboam creates his own sacrificial places. So understanding that geopolitical little tidbit there about what is it like not to be in the south around Jerusalem,. That is so important to understand this period of the, of the divided kingdom. But here's where people need guidance. When you read that narrative, you have to be careful of who the writer