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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1986 Question 19

Question 19

The Supremacy of God

The jar of meal shall not be spent and the cruse of oil shall not fail, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth. From the context, which of these statements is UNTRUE?

  1. A.the meal in the jar and the oil in the cruse were continually replenished thereafter
  2. B.the widow of Zerephath prepared food for Elijah
  3. C.the widow and her son ate the food and waited for their death.
  4. D.the woman was gathering sticks to prepare her last meal.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (the widow and her son ate the food and waited for their death.)

Explanation

The widow planned to eat her last meal and die, but after obeying Elijah she and her son kept eating from a jar that never ran out, so they did not wait for death (1 Kings 17:12–16).