... > Bible > Old Testament > division of the Kingdom, and story of Israel, the Northern Kingdom > story of the kingdom and kings of Israel (part I) > story of Jeroboam, king of Israel (1 Kings 12:20, 12:25 - 14:20) > Jeroboam's idolatry > Jeroboam offers a sacrifice to the golden calf at Bethel in celebration of the festival he has instituted for the people of Israel > as king Jeroboam points to the prophet and orders his seizure, his hand withers and the altar falls apart