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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie  On an NPW basis there was nothing to stop him from adding another date. |
Yes there was, YHWH commanded that the Feast of Tabernacles be held on the 15th day of the 7th month. therefore by changing the day Jeroboam went against the command of YHWH, and this the NPW would forbid.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie However, you are right that in some sense he was violating an explicit command |
I have demonstrated that YHWH gave Israel an explicit command. I have demonstrated that Jeroboam violated that explicit command.