Correct Answer: A. Zedekiah

Explanation

(a) 1Kings16:29- 33;18:1-19:

(i) King Ahab married a Sidonian princess, Jezebel, and brought her to Israel.

(ii) She introduced the worship of Baal in Israel contrary to Israel's tradition.

(iii) Elijah, the prophet, prophesied drought in Israel for three and half years as a result of Jezebel's apostasy.

(iv) The drought caused severe famine in Israel.

(v) As a result, Jezebel sought to destroy all the prophets of God.

(vi) At this time, Obadiah, (the man in-charge of Ahab's household, hid and fed one hundred prophets of the Lord.

(vii) Obadiah was sent by Ahab to search for water and grass in order to save the King's horses and mules.

(viii) While Obadiah was searching for water, he met Elijah and prostrated before him.

(ix) Elijah asked Obadiah to report his (Elijah) presence to Ahab.

(x) Obadiah said he could not risk his life since Elijah could vanish from the scene at any time.

(xi) Obadiah further told Elijah of how he had hidden and fed some prophets of God in a cave when Jezebel killed some of them.

(xii) Elijah assured Obadiah that he was ready to meet Ahab and that he should be informed.

(xiii) The king met Elijah and accused him of being the troubler of Israel.

(xiv) Elijah counter-accused Ahab of being the real cause of all the woes of Israel.

(xv) Elijah proposed a meeting at Mt. Carmel to settle who was the true God.

(b) Lessons learnt from the encounter

(i) Unfaithfulness to God attracts punishment.

(ii) Punishment for sin brings untold hardship to both the innocent and the culprits.

(iii) God has a way of solving human problems.

(iv) People should be bold to confront those who cause human suffering.

(v) God protects his people from harm.

(vi) Believers should take care of God's people.

(vii) It is good to discharge any assignment given by a true man of God.

Correct Answer: D. He could successfully promote his own will

Correct Answer: B. sweeping reforms of the religious life of his people

Explanation

6a.(Acts 6:2-6))

-A complaint was made to the Apostles about discrimination among believers with regards to the welfare of the widows

- This problem came up due to the increase in the number of the early church

- The Apostles informed the brethren that they could not forgo their main task of preaching the word of God to serve tables

- What the Apostles said pleased the whole multitude

- They, therefore, said that competent men should be appointed to be in charge of the daily distribution

- And they would have time to engage in evangelism

- Seven men of good character were to be appointed etc.

6b.

- It reduces people's trust and confidence in leadership

- It creates a feeling of exclusion or rejection in people

- Employees who are discriminated against may feel unappreciated by their employers

- It leads to social vices

- It stifles initiative etc.

Correct Answer: B. insincerity

Correct Answer: A) Micah

Explanation

This question is asking about the prophet who made the prophecy that the Messiah was going to be born in Bethlehem. The options are Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Malachi.

The correct answer is Option A: Micah. Micah was a prophet in the Old Testament who prophesied that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. This prophecy is found in Micah 5:2.

Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Malachi were also prophets in the Old Testament, but they did not specifically prophesy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. However, they did make other prophecies about the coming of the Messiah.

It is important to note that the fulfillment of these prophecies in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is a central belief in Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah who was prophesied about in the Old Testament.

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Correct Answer: B. returns to God, honours and glorifies Him

Correct Answer: B. no gift can be independent of others

Explanation

STEPHEN'S DEFENC? BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (ACT6: 2-6; 8-9 7:1-10)

i. Stephen was one of the seven deacons appointed to be in charge of the welfare of the poor and needy in the early church.

ii. He was full of faith, grace and power and performed great wonders and signs among the people.

iii. Some of the Jews argued with Stephen but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke.

iv. They instigated some men who accused Stephen of speaking blasphemous words against God and Moses.

v Specifically, that Jesus of Nazareth would destroy the temple, and change the customs which Moses delivered to them.

vi. By Jewish law, the accusations leveled against Stephen constituted serious offence punishable by death.

vii. In his defence, Stephen tried to prove that even in the past, God did not confine His presence to the temple at Jerusalem.

viii. He decided to trace the history of the Jews to show that God is universal and does not only dwell in the temple.

ix. He cited the example of how God appeared to Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia and asked him to go and live in Haran and Abraham obeyed.

x. He stressed that God told Abraham that his descendants would become slaves in another country where they would be maltreated for four hundred years

xi. But God would punish that nation which enslaved them and later Abraham's decendants would go out and Worship him in the land of Canaan.

Xii. Again, Stephen said that God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision and when he became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day.

xii. Isaac also became the father of Jacob and Jacob became the father of the patriarchs.

xiv. The Patriarchs were jealous of Jacob and sold him into Egypt.

xv. God was with Joseph and rescued him from all afflictions.

B.LESSONS TÖ BE LEARNT FROM STEPHEN'S DEFENCE

I. We should be bold and courageous when we face trials.

ii. We should have strong faith in God.

iii. In times of persecution, we should rely on God to defend us

iv When God blesses us, the enemy cannot overcome us

v There is the need to remember our history

vi bearing false witness destroys one's personality/ integrity

vii To obtain protection against the devil. we should always pray.

viii. We should be prepared to defend our faith even when we face opposition

ix We should forgive those who hurt us.

x. We should be bold to spread the gospel.

xi We should be knowledgeable in scriptures.

xii. We should be respectful to elders.