JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2007 Question 49

Question 49

Religious Reforms

When King Josiah discovered the bones in the tombs of the altar of Bethel, he decided to

  1. A.throw them in the Hinnom valley
  2. B.pull them and have them broken
  3. C.order them taken to the city
  4. D.burn them up upon the altar.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (burn them up upon the altar.)

Explanation

2 Kings 23:16: Josiah took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar, defiling it.