WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2014 Question 7

Question 7

Moses and the Exodus

The boy Moses was hidden for three months because

  1. A.he was destined to become a great leader
  2. B.he was attacked by an abominable disease.
  3. C.Pharaoh feared the growth of the Hebrew population
  4. D.Pharaoh had decreed the murder of Hebrew male borns.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (Pharaoh had decreed the murder of Hebrew male borns.)

Explanation

Pharaoh ordered every Hebrew boy cast into the Nile, so his mother hid him (Exodus 1:22–2:2).