GCE Christian Religious Studies 1990 Question 6

Question 6

Parental Responsibility

The Israelites rejected the sons of Samuel from judging them because they

  1. A.took meat with fat
  2. B.desecrated God's altar
  3. C.laid with women at the altar
  4. D.took bribes and perverted justice.
  5. E.took meat forcefully from worshippers.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (took bribes and perverted justice.)

Explanation

Samuel's sons Joel and Abijah turned aside after gain, took bribes and perverted justice, so the elders asked for a king (1 Samuel 8:1-5).