JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2004 Question 33

Question 33

Concern for Judah

One of the sins of Manasseh for which the LORD sent bands of the Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites and Ammonites to destroy Judah was

  1. A.the release of a thousand captives
  2. B.the shedding of innocent blood
  3. C.his failure to obey God's prophets
  4. D.the arrest of the king of Babylon.
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Answer: B (the shedding of innocent blood)

Explanation

2 Kings 24:2-4 says these bands came because of the sins of Manasseh, including the innocent blood he had shed, which the LORD would not pardon.