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WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1996 Question 10

Question 10

Religious Reforms

Josiah the king of Judah, is best remembered in Jewish history for

  1. A.his opposition to Pharo-Neco of Egypt.
  2. B.destroying all the shrines of Baal and Asherah in the country
  3. C.ordering the bones and tombs of the prophets of God to be preserved
  4. D.repairing the temples of God
  5. E.deposing all the priests of Baal and Asherah.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (destroying all the shrines of Baal and Asherah in the country)

Explanation

Josiah's great reform removed Baal and Asherah worship and the high places from the whole land; no king before or after was like him (2 Kings 23:4-25).