JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1990 Question 26

Question 26

The Call of the Prophets

Jeremiah's vision of the rod of almond was meant to symbolize that God

  1. A.would protect Jeremiah at all times
  2. B.would confirm His word through Jeremiah
  3. C.would send evil from the North upon the people
  4. D.had appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before his birth.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (would confirm His word through Jeremiah)

Explanation

God said, ‘I am watching over my word to perform it’ (Jeremiah 1:11–12): the almond (‘watcher’) tree showed He would make His word through Jeremiah come true.