A name from Scripture
Jeroboam
jer-oh-BO-um
Meaning
The people contend; He pleads the people's cause
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 1 Kings
What it points to
Jeroboam was given everything — divine election, prophetic promise, a kingdom. But fear drove him to substitute golden calves for the living God. His story warns that political expediency is the enemy of faithful obedience.
Verses · King James Version
“And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways... that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house.”
1 Kings 11:38
“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel.”
1 Kings 12:28