WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1988 Question 6

Question 6

Parental Responsibility

Hophni and Phinehas treated the offering of the Lord with contempt at Shiloh for they

  1. A.demanded for a raw meat to roast rather than boiled ones.
  2. B.demanded for a larger part of the burnt offering.
  3. C.concealed the people's offering from God
  4. D.demanded for the better part of the slaughtered ram
  5. E.sold the people's offering at the open market to make money.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (demanded for a raw meat to roast rather than boiled ones.)

Explanation

Eli's sons' servant demanded raw meat for roasting before the fat was burnt, and took it by force; this was contempt for the Lord's offering (1 Samuel 2:15-17).