WAEC Christian Religious Studies 2021 Question 14

Question 14

Parental Responsibility

Israel lost 30,000 soldiers in a battle with the Philistines because

  1. A.the Ark of God was captured.
  2. B.the soldiers disobeyed God.
  3. C.of the sins of Eli's sons.
  4. D.of the absence of Eli at the battle field.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (of the sins of Eli's sons.)

Explanation

God had warned that Eli's house would be judged for his sons' sins; Israel was defeated and the ark taken (1 Samuel 2:34; 4:10-11).