JAMB Christian Religious Knowledge 1991 past questions

What was upon the face of the deep on the first day of creation?

“Let there be lights I the firmament of the heavens to separated the day from the night …” This statement was made by God on the

The story of the Fall teaches that

‘On that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth and the windows of the heavens were opened. The result of this was a

“Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would suckle children?…”

“... The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be still...” The Lord fought for the people of Israel on the occasion referred to in the statement by

The quotation, “Let me not look upon the death of the child” comes form the story about

When Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the Israelites

Joseph’s dream about his future leadership of his brothers was fulfilled when he became

Moses could not enter the promised Land because he

The children of Israel cried out to God for help in Egypt because

Moses consecrated Joshua as the new leader of Israel in the presence of

“What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” The above statement was made by

“All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you ...” This pledge was made to Joshua by the

The manna which the Israelites left till the morning in disobedience to God.

Rahab the harlot assisted the Israelites spies as they prepared to attack

“Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet.” This riddle was explained first to Samson’s

“…Choose this day whom you will serve, … as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” The Israelites’ response to the above statement is ‘…we

For offending God, the Israelites were delivered into the power of Midian for

Gideon was able to defeat the Midianites with a reduced number of soldiers because he

Elkannah would give Hannah only one portion of the sacrifice because

Who was unfaithful to her husband as Israel was to God?

“... To your tents O Israel!” This was a signal for

“As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain those years except by my words.” Who was the Israelites king during the period of the drought?

When Elishah received the message about Benhadad’s iII-health, the prophet wept because

“... Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear, open thy eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God ...”This was the prayer of

“...Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such evil that the ears of every one who hears of it will tingle ...” The above was said because of the sins of

Saul initially desired to kill David because

God revealed to Solomon that the kingdo would be divided after him because he

“In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and His train filled the temple.” Which prophet is associated with this vision?

King Herod granted the request of the daughter of Herodias by beheading John the Baptist because

Which of the following is NOT a condition for being a disciple of Jesus?

According to Mark’s Gospel, the first miracle of Jesus was

When the disciples thought that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately, Jesus told them the parable of the

The miracle which Jesus performed on the Sabbath was the healing of the

Peace makers are blessed because they shall

“He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, ...” The above statement was addressed to

“A great Prophet has arisen among us! and God had visited his people. “These statements were made during the

Jesus gave the sign of Jonah to the Pharisees to indicate his

The Jews asked Jesus whether they should pay their tax or not because they wanted to

Jesus began to teach his disciples about his suffering, rejection, crucifixion and resurrection after

“.. . For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” This statement was made by Jesus

Herod was very glad to see Jesus at the trial because

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” This verse is connected with

According to Mark, the people who saw where Jesus was laid were Mary Magdalene and

The message of the risen Christ to the woman who came early to the tomb was to be relayed to the disciples and to

“I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” This was said by Peter to a lame man

The immediate cause of the stoning of Stephen was his

“But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all with one voice cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Who was the Jew alluded to here?

Saul and Barnabas were sent on their mission by the

The Jerusalem Council sent a group of four, with a letter to Antioch. At the end of their mission, which of the following remained behind in Antioch?

“They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now cast us out secretly?. . .” This experience of Paul was in

Paul purified himself in the Temple after the third missionary journey because he was

During Paul’s trial by the Tribunal, he brought a division between the Pharisees and Sadduccees by mentioning the issue of

On the Island of Malta, Paul healed a man who was

“Your blood is upon your heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” The above statement was made by