JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1997 Question 1

Question 1

True Religion and Social Justice

In extolling the sovereignty of God, Amos contrasted Him with the Nile which he described as

  1. A.rising and sinking
  2. B.drying and flooding
  3. C.the source of the waters of the sea
  4. D.the source of Egypt's power.
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Answer: A (rising and sinking)

Explanation

Amos says the land rises and sinks again like the Nile when God touches it (Amos 8:8; 9:5).