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31-40: BDDBCBADCA

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31-40: BDDBCBADCA

41-50: DCCCCABDBD

(1a)

In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, he issued a decree to the effect that the Lord, the God of heaven, had charged him to build a house for Him in Jerusalem. He, therefore, allowed everybody from among the Jewish exiles, who so wished, to return to Jerusalem in order to rebuild the temple. He authorised that such returnees should be assisted with silver and gold and other essential materials, including freewill offerings to God for His yet-to-be-built house in Jerusalem. In quick response, the heads of families, the priests, the Levites and others who were touched by this gesture rose up. Others who were so minded gave them all assistance in cash and kind, including beasts of burden. Cyrus himself brought out all the vessels which Nebuchadnezzar had looted from the temple, counted them and handed them over to Sheshbazzar, the leader of the returnees. A large company then left Babylon for Judah.

*NUMBER 2*

(2a)

God’s hand was at work to save Jacob and his family. Joseph was equipped by God from childhood with the power of dream interpretation. While under the service of Potiphar he was imprisoned and in prison, he exhibited this rare talent by interpreting dreams for his fellow prisoners, among whom were the chief butler and the chief baker.Pharaoh had two dreams; the first was the dream of seven sleek and fat cows and seven gaunt and thin cows that came out from the Nile. The gaunt and, thin ate up the sleek and fat cows. The second was the dream of seven ears of grains, plump and good growing on one stalk and after them sprouted seven ears thin and blighted by the wind. The thin ears swallowed the seven plump and full ears. The dreams gave Pharaoh great concern, and none of his magicians was able to interprete them. The chief butler for whom Joseph successfully interpreted his dream, brought to the knowledge of Pharaoh Joseph’s power of dream interpretation.

Joseph was called out of the prison as directed by Pharaoh, and he was able to tell Pharaoh that the dreams represented divine revelation concerning the approaching seven years of plentiful agricultural harvest to be followed by seven years of intensive famine. Joseph went further to suggest that a wise person be appointed by Pharaoh to oversee the storage of food during the seven years of plenty, against the years of famine. Joseph was appointed not only the overseer of the storage of food, but the governor of Egypt and the second in command to Pharaoh. Joseph was renamed Zaphenath-Paneah by Pharaoh. Joseph was able to discharge the function effectively, and thus stored food in abundance during the season of plenty. The food was sold to the Egyptians and the entire world during the famine.

(2b)

(Pick Any Three)

(ii)Leaders should be men of integrity,honesty and humility and they should always be ready to serve.

(ii)Christian should Always humble themselves and be at peace with everybody because they do not know who God will use to bless them.

(iii)No human effort can stop one’s destiny once one trusts and serve God diligently

(iv)God turns disappointment, frustration and misfortune to blessing when one trusts and believes in him just as Joseph trusted and believed in the God he served.

(3a)

His wife Jezebel came in and asked him, “Why are you so sullen? Why won’t you eat?” He answered her, “Because I said to Naboth the Jezreelite, ‘Sell me your vineyard; or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not give you my vineyard.’” Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, placed his seal on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him. In those letters she wrote “Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.” So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death. Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.” As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.”

(3b)

(i)People lack the knowledge of God who can give them all things in prayer

(ii)Lack of contentment

(iii)Lack of self control

(4a)

After the death of Moses God called Joshua to lead the lsraelites to cross the Jordan in order to take possession of the Promised Land. God said to him, “Moses, my servant is dead, now therefore rise, go over this Jordan, you and all the people, into the land which I am giving to them”. God assured Joshua that He would be with him as He had been with Moses. But he must be strong and courageous and walk according to the law which Moses had commanded. He should not turn from the law either to the right hand or to the left, so that he might have good success wherever he went. The book of the law should not depart from his mouth. He should meditate upon it day and night so that He might be careful in acting according to all that is written in the law. It was only through such faithful obedience to the law that he would be prosperous and therefore have good success. He had only to be strong and courageous. He should not be frightened or dismayed for the Lord His God is with him wherever he would go.

(4b)

(I) Fulfilling one’s promise shows that one is an integrity keeper. God acted according to promise made to Joshua.

(Il) Keeping to what one promised shows one to be reliable, dependable and truthful. All these qualities are exemplified in how God promised Joshua and fulfilled his promise to him.

(Ill) lt commands respect and obedience from the beneficiary. Joshua saw God’s promises fulfilled in his assignments. He thus showed loyalty, obedience and allegiance to God.

(5a)

“Tell these stones to become bread” – The first dilemma which Jesus faced was how to use his miraculous power, whether to use it for selfish reasons or to help others. Jesus denied himself the opportunity to satisfy his hunger, even though he had been fasting for forty days and nights. This shows that he is not concerned with material things but with spiritual food given by God.

“Throw yourself down” – Jesus was told to throw himself from the highest point of the temple. On this one occasion the Devil himself quoted scripture. Again, the challenge to Jesus was to misuse his power. But it also asked Jesus to prove that he was the Messiah and that God really cared for him. This question was an important one for Jesus to deal with because he would be faced with it again and again as people questioned his identity and authority.

“Bow down and worship me” – This temptation tested Jesus’ devotion to God and also his desire for political power. However, Jesus showed that his idea of a Messiah was not one who had political power but one who put God’s kingdom first.

Jesus responds to each temptation with a quotation from the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. This shows that when Jesus is tempted and feels he is in a difficult situation, he looks to God’s word for guidance.

As a result of the temptations, Jesus was stronger and more prepared for his ministry because he had rejected three false ways of doing his task.

(5b)

(i)Tempted by Satan

In a weakened state, after having fasted for forty days and forty nights, Jesus was taken into the wilderness by the Spirit. Satan came to Him with the intention of tempting Him to sin. In this passage, for the third time in Scripture, we read of Satan speaking directly to someone

(ii)Lust of the Eyes:

Finally, Satan took Jesus to an “exceeding high mountain” and tempted Him with “all the kingdoms of the world.” What a vision it must have been. As prince of this world, Satan tempted Jesus by offering all the kingdoms. One day all the kingdoms of this world will be “the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ;

(iii)The Temptations of Christ:

In the wilderness temptations of the Lord Jesus Christ we see Satan taking the same approach that he did with Eve.

ANOTHER VERSION OF NUMBER 5

(5a)
After his baptism, Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and nights and at the end of the fasting, He was hungry. The devil came to him saying, "If you are the son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread". Jesus replied that, "It is written that: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' The devil then took Him to the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will give his angels charge of you,' / and 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.' And Jesus replied him, "Again it is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.' The devil took Jesus to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. He said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me." Jesus rebuked the devil to go away, saying that one must worship only God. Then the devil left Jesus. And the angels of the Lord came and ministered to Him.

(5b)
(i)During his baptism, Jesus reflected on his mission as the Messiah! He examined all the popular ideas about the Messiah and his work and dismissed all of them.
(ii)Through the temptations, Jesus accepted suffering as a means of achieving God's purpose, which was the redemption of mankind.
(iii)With His victory over Satan, Jesus assured his followers that with the word of God, they too can overcome the devil

(8a)

James advised all Christians to do away with any acts of partiality in the church. He said that partiality can manifest when well-dressed and poorly-dressed individuals go to church and the poorly-dressed person is asked to stand up for the well-dressed person. According to James, this is partiality. God often honours those who are despised on earth but are highly faithful in spiritual affairs because it is the earthly rich who are the oppressors of the faithful poor they drag them to court without cause. All Christians should observe the royal law which says: love your neighbour as yourself. If you show partiality, you commit sin and you are convicted by the law. For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one has become guilty of all of it. If one commits adultery, but does not kill, he is guilty of breaking the law. Therefore, all our thoughts and actions must be in consonance with observation of the law of liberty. A Christian who fails to show mercy to the oppressed will receive God's condemnation.

(8b)

(i) Appointment to church offices are often based on considerations other than merit.

(ii) Allocation of seats in the church during occasions depends on special status and not morality.

(iii) Contributions in terms of funds made by the poor are not recognized as that of the rich in the church.

(9a)

There are certain conditions that will make a Christian prayers effective, and answerable. Some of them are:

(i)Faith : Faith is defined in Hebrews 11.1 as, ‘The assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.’ It is an absolute trust in God and in His power. James advised that while we are addressing our problems to God, we should ask in faith, without doubt.

(ii)Righteousness: This means purity of heart. For our prayers to be effective, we must endeavour to abstain from sin. However, James, having known the moral weakness of man, advised that in order to place ourselves and our prayers at an acceptable status before God, we should confess our sins to one another. We should also show remorse and ask for forgiveness. The prayer of a righteous man has great effect and power.

(iii)Fervency: For our prayers to be effec tive, we must pray with con centration, seriousness and sincerity. A good example was the prayer of Elijah. He prayed fervently to God that it might not rain. For three years and six months, it did not rain on earth. When he prayed again, heaven sent rain.

(iv)Perseverance: Praying persistently with steady effort, and trusting God is necessary for fruitfulness in our prayer life

(v)Patience: This is built on the belief that God’s time is the best. It in volves praying and trusting God, and allowing Him to have His way.

(vi)Humility: It means lowliness of heart and absence of self-exaltation. For our prayers to be effective, we must show total surrender and submission to God.

(9b)

(Choose Any Four)

(i) Petition

(ii) Thanksgiving

(iii)Intercession

(iv)Confession