Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites … sacrificing to the calves he had made (1 Kings 12:31,32) So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left, and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God (2 Kings 17:18,19) 25 - Israel's demise (1)

But they [the Judeans] mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. He brought up … the king of the Babylonians … They set fire to God’s temple and broke down the wall of Jerusalem … He carried into exile to Babylon the remnant … until the seventy years were completed (2 Chron. 36:15-17,19-21) 25 - Israel's demise (2)

Discussion & dialogue Discuss the difference between ‘maintenance ministry’ and ‘outreach ministry’. Which would you consider as missionary and which as pastoral? Which six of the ten themes reoccur in this chapter, and how? 25 - Israel's demise (3)