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Yerovam's Rebellion
Exegetical Approaches
Religious and Social Rebellion
Yerovam's initial revolt related to certain polices of Shelomo which served to isolate the people from both the king and Mikdash. Shelomo's actions demonstrated that he cared more for the daughter of Paroh than for the people's religious and social welfare.
וְזֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר הֵרִים יָד בַּמֶּלֶךְ
- According to Rashi and R"Y Kara, the verse does not mean to introduce how Yerovam rebelled but rather the reason behind the attempted coup. In English the verse would read, "this is the matter about which Yerovam rebelled: Shelomo had built the Milo..."
- The others are somewhat ambiguous but seem to understand the verses to mean "And this is the manner in which Yerovam rebelled. [He said] 'And Shelomo built....'". It is also possible that they understand the word "הַדָּבָר" to mean "הדיבור",1 so that the verse reads "This is the speech [through which] Yerovam rebelled..."2
What is the מלוא? According to the Bavli and Rashi, the Milo comes from the root "מלא" and refers to the filling in of the holes that David had left in the city walls.
Why had David left holes in the wall?
What was problematic about Shelomo's building projects?
Evaluation of Yerovam
Foreign wives
Why Yerovam?
Context
Achiyah's prophecy
Appointment of Yerovam
Economic Issues
Yerovam rebelled due to Shelomo's overly harsh and inequitable taxation policies.
Tribal Rivalry
Sources:Yerovam's rebellion was rooted in the age old tribal rivalry between Yehuda and Yosef.
