By Elimu Assistant Team 
Activities of King Jeroboam that made Israelites in the Northern Kingdom turn away from God.
- Made images/golden calls /idols to represent Yahweh
- Made Dan and Bethel as centre of worship
- Stopped the Israelites from going to worship in Jerusalem which was against the law.
- He builds other places of idol worship/high places/hilltops/shrines
- He chooses priests who do not belong to the family of Levi.
- He instituted religious festivals unlike those found in Judah
- He himself worshipped idols.
