Explanation

(a) When king Josiah was eighteen years old on the throne, he started his religious reforms. During the repair of the temple, a copy of the book was discovered by Hilkiah the high priest. Hilkiah gave the book to Shapan who read it and later read it to the king. When the king heard the content of the book of the law, he became sad and sent Hilkiah to go and find out from the Lord concerning the words of the book that had been found. The book contained the wrath of God which was looming on the people of Judah. Huldah, the prophetess was consulted. She said that Judah would suffer because the people had forsaken the Lord and worshipped baals. It was also prophesied that the king would be freed from this punishment, but the impending doom would happen to Judah after his reign. King Josiah cared the elders to the temple and read the book to them. Immediately, the king began to destroy the foreign cults and their practices. The vessels made for baals and Asherah were destroyed. He also destroyed all the houses built for male cult prostitutes which were built in the house of God.

(b) The religious situation of today is similar to that of Josiah's time in many ways among which are:

(i) Crimes and various vices are prevalent in our churches today.

(ii) There are many corrupt practices in our society (or churches) today.

(iii) As it was in Josiah's days when the people were filled with immoral acts, so also we have in our society today people we think to be practicing the religion, but instead are doing something else.

Correct Answer: B. faithlessness

Correct Answer: B. walking in the newness of life

Correct Answer: D. Abinoam

Explanation

(a) Jesus met the Samaritan woman by the well and asked her to give him water to drink. She wondered how a Jew could ask her, a Samaritan, for a drink. Jesus told her that it was a pity that she did not know the person that was asking her for a drink. He said, if she had known, she would have asked him for living water. The Samaritan wondered how he could provide water without a vessel to get the water from such a deep well.

She said she was sure, he could not be greater than Jacob, the great grand father of the Israelites who gave them the well which Jacob himself and all descendants and their animals drank from. Jesus said emphatically that whoever drank of the water that he would give would never thirst again, for the water he would give would become a spring of water to eternal life. The woman ask Jesus to give her the water so that she might not thirst nor come to the well to draw water again.

(b)The lesson that be derived from the Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus are:

(i) In Jesus, there is no discrimination.

(ii) Christian supercedes Judaism.

(iii) Jesus has come to give eternal life and men should desire it.

(iv) In our encounter with others we should be patient and listen to them.

Correct Answer: C) thousands

Explanation

The question is asking about a statement made by some women about David and Saul. According to the question, the women sang and said that David had killed ten thousands while Saul had killed a certain number. The options provided include five thousand, thousand, thousands, and six thousand.

The correct option is thousands. This means that the women sang and said, David has slain his ten thousands and Saul his thousands. This statement is recorded in the Bible in 1 Samuel 18:7.

David was a famous king of Israel who defeated many of his enemies, including Goliath. Saul was also a king of Israel who had some military successes but was eventually rejected by God for disobedience.

This question is testing your knowledge of the Bible and its stories. It is important to read and understand the stories in the Bible to do well in Christian Religious Knowledge exams.

Explanation

(a) Jesus met a woman at Jacob's well and asked her to give him water to drink. The woman was surprised that Jesus, a Jew would ask for water from a Samaritan. Jesus said if she knew the gift of God and who asked her for water, she would have asked him for a living water. The woman wondered how Jesus could give her water without even a vessel for drawing it out of the well. She questioned whether Jesus was greater than their father Jacob who dug the well. Jesus said every one who drank of that water would thirst again, but whoever would drink of the water he gave would never thirst, for the water he gave would become a spring of living water, leading to eternal life. The woman then asked for the living water so that she might no longer take the pains to come to the well to draw.

(b) Application of the.teaching to christians include:

(i) Living water means the word of God.

(ii) It is for all mankind - Jews and Gentiles.

(iii) The living water through Jesus leads to eternal life.

Correct Answer: C. demonstrate God's power over the Baals

Correct Answer: D. burnt offerings

Correct Answer: D. had sovereignty over the earth