By Elimu Assistant Team 
Give seven reasons why the Israelites were exiled to Babylon
Reasons why the Israelites were exiled to Babylon
- They had abandoned the covenant way of life
- Their leaders were corrupt and did not practice social justice
- They practiced idol worship and syncretism
- They had intermarried with foreigners who brought foreign influence
- They refused to listen to God’s prophets such as Jeremiah
- They persecuted God’s prophet to silence them
- They failed to repent as requested by the prophets
