WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1992 Question 12

Question 12

Punishment and Hope

Isaiah referred to the leaders of Israel as rulers of Sodom because

  1. A.Sodom was one of the chief cities of Israel
  2. B.Sodom was another name for Samaria
  3. C.the leaders of Israel were chosen mainly from the city of Sodom
  4. D.the leaders were like Sodom, destined for exile
  5. E.the leaders of Israel were leading a people as corrupt as Sodom.
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Answer: E (the leaders of Israel were leading a people as corrupt as Sodom.)

Explanation

Isaiah called them "rulers of Sodom… people of Gomorrah" because their wickedness was as bad as those cities' (Isaiah 1:10-17).