JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 125

621.

"Son of man, can these bones live?"

What was God's purpose in asking Ezekiel the question above?

A.

To show His supremacy

B.

To express faith in man's ability

C.

To bring to bear the disobedience of Israel

D.

To test Ezekiel's obedience

Correct answer is A

He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign LORD, you alone know." Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, `Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.

Bible ref: Ezekiel 37

 

622.

The vision of the dry bones by Ezekiel portrays

A.

Judgement

B.

Famine

C.

Hope

D.

Punishment

Correct answer is C

Bones symbolize the indestructible life (it represents resurrection in Jewish tradition), yet also may represent mortality and the transitory. Flesh and bones can symbolize the earth. It means there is hope no matter how hopeless the situation maybe

 

623.

"Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin forgiven."

The statement above during Isaiah's call illustrates

A.

That God adequately equips His Messengers.

B.

God's ability to identify sinful people

C.

That God will only use sinners to glorify Him

D.

God's willingness to physically take away sin

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

624.

Hosea's message to Israel is centered on

A.

Divine punishment

B.

Divine love

C.

Social justice

D.

The day of judgement

Correct answer is B

Hosea as the outsider was part of Israel but not a lover of Israel. ... In the end, he defended his people but it was God who had to teach him that love is more than word, love is not what we say but what we do. Hosea reminds us that in Judaism repentance, judgment, personal struggle and measurement are all part of prayer

 

625.

According to Hosea, God's people are destroyed for lack of

A.

Faith

B.

Knowledge

C.

Patience

D.

Wisdom

Correct answer is B

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee (Hosea 4:1),