JAMB UTME - Christian Religious Studies - 1988

'O Lord of hosts, if thou will,... give to thy maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head'. This prayer was offered by

Pharaoh's horsemen and his army overtook the fleeing Hebrews, encamped by the sea, at

The reference in Genesis Chapter 6 to the union between the 'sons of God' and the ' daughters of men' explains the origin of

Which of the following BEST describes Abraham's reaction of God's promise of a son by Sarah?

'You shall not tempt the Lord your God'. To which temptation did Jesus give this reply

The three thousand converts on the day of Pentecost devoted themselves to

The answer 'You are the Christ, the Son of the 'living God' was given by Peter in the neighbourhood of

Two of the seven deacons are

As David took to flight from Jerusalem on account of Absalom's conspiracy, he was apprehensive of the role of

Herod ordered the killing of children when he

Which religious groups asked Jesus about payment of taxes to Caesar?

To whom did God promise to give the kingdom after Solomon's heart turned away from the Lord?

Samson, as a Nazirite, was required to avoid alcohol,

Eli fell down and died because of the

The disciples were for the first time called Christians in

Which city was captured by Joshua before the disaster at Ai

The sin of the Israelite s that led to the punishment by fiery serpents was

Form which town did Jesus send two of his disciples to make adequate preparation for his last entry into Jerusalem?

According to Mark, what were the disciples forbidden to take for their journey?

Which of the parables teaches about judgement and separation?

Joseph's rough treatment of his brothers was to

Simon the magician was rebuked by Peter in Samaria because he

In St. Matthew's record of the ethical teachings of Jesus (chapter 5-7),the most important divine demand that will enable a man inherit the kingdom of God is

''Go into the hills, lest the pursuers meet you and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned, then afterwards you may go your way''. Who gave this advice?

'I have sinned this time; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong'. Pharaoh said this after the plague of the

'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel'. This statement fulfills the prophecy of

When Peter escaped from prison during the Passover, the guards were

In his speech concerning the replacement of Judas Iscariot, Peter quoted from

The gift of gold to the infant Jesus indicated His

The young man who wanted to know from Jesus what good deed would qualify him for heaven, went away sorrowful because he

One of the illustrations of Jesus on true greatness is

The appearance of Elijah and Moses at the transfiguration indicates the significance of the

'Then Saul fell at once full length upon the ground, filled with fear because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him ...' This happened when Samuel

What did Solomon provide for Hiram in exchange for timber of cedar and cypress?

The preservation of the twelve stones by Joshua in Gilgal was to

Amnon's incest with Tamar marks the beginning of

How many days elapsed between Peter's confession and the transfiguration?

'I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.' This declaration was made by

According to the apostles' speech before the Sanhedrin, the Holy Spirit is given by God to

When the Pharisees accused Jesus disciples of plucking heads of grain on the Sabbath, Jesus referred them to what David did during the high priesthood of

During the confirmation of the covenant, Moses was invited by the Lord along with

'If anyone would be first he must be last of all and servant of all' What does this saying of Jesus teach?

The passover lamb was to be kept until the fourteenth was day of the first month when the whole assembly was to kill their lambs

'Two nation' in Rebekah's womb refers to the

When Joshua burned Ai, he also put to death king of Ai, by

'Take head and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees'. This leaven is their

In Jotham's parable of the trees, Abimelech is very much likened to the

The request of Moses that Israel should be allowed to go and worship God was interpreted by Pharaoh to mean

One of the seven Hellenists who preached the gospel in Samaria, and from Azotus to the Syrian capital, Caesarea, was

'Mahanaim' is so called because Jacob saw the angels of God as God's