JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 127

631.

Elijah killed four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel after God had shown his

A.

Supremacy

B.

Righteousness

C.

Holiness

D.

Omnipresence

Correct answer is A

Elijah, proved the supremacy of God when he requested for the contest on Mount Carmel to determine who was supreme in Israel, Yahweh or Baal? Elijah asked the prophets of Baal to sacrifice a bull on an altar and call on Baal to send fire to consume the sacrifice. The Baal prophets took their turn first, but they could not send down fire.

632.

Consequent upon the murder of Naboth by Ahab, God declared that

A.

Dogs would lick Ahab's blood where Naboth's blood was licked

B.

Ahab's descendants would never ascend the throne in Israel

C.

The sword would never depart from Ahab's house

D.

He would require the blood of Naboth from Ahab's hands

Correct answer is A

1 Kings 21:19 Go tell him that I say, ‘Ahab, you murdered Naboth and took his property. And so, in the very spot where dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, they will lick up your blood.’”


 

633.

The failure of Rehoboam to heed to the advice of the old men resulted in

A.

Famine in the land

B.

Division of the kingdom

C.

The attack by the Philistines

D.

The war against Jeroboam

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

634.

One of the effects of Solomon's marriage to foreign women was that

A.

His heart was turned after other gods

B.

He ceded part of his kingdom to them

C.

He desecrated the Temple of God

D.

He lost all wisdom from God

Correct answer is A

When solomom married foreign women, his heart was turned from God and he started following his wives to worship foreign gods

635.

According to David in the Psalms, God forgives sin so that

A.

He may be feared

B.

The sinner may not perish

C.

The unrighteous may know him

D.

He may be praised

Correct answer is A

Psalm 130:4 (RSV) reads, "But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared."