NECO PAST QUESTIONS 2011

Hint

• The Philistines engaged the people of Israel in battle
• Saul’s few surviving hoops fled in panic after suffering crushing defeat
• The Philistines overtake Saul and killed 3 sons including Jonathan
• Saul was badly wounded, ordered his armour bearer to kill him to prevent being killed by uncramcised Philistines.
• The armour bearer would not do this.
• Saul fell upon his sword and died.
• His armour bearer also killed himself
• The people of Israel living beyond the Jordan saw what had happed forsook their allies and feed
• The next day, the Philistines troops came to strip off the slain enemies and discovered Saul and his children among them. They cut off Saw head and shipped of his armour and spread the news.
• They fastened Saul’s armour in one of their temple and his body on the city wall.

The men of Jabesh-Gilead heard of the shameful treatment meted out to Saul and their valiant men. They went out by night, to recover Saul’s body and those of his children. The bodies were cremated at Jabezel-Gilead and the wounded and fasted for seven days  

Hint

• It was delayed consequences of his disobedience war against the Amalekites
• Saul had desecrated the land of Israel by bringing in body destined for destruction.
• Israel had to suffer for Saul’s sin
• David inspiration to Saul had been driven away.
• The spirit of God was no longer with Saul.
• Saul forsook God and consulted a medium at Endor.
• Saul wasted his time pursuing David instead of concerination on the admiration of his Kingdom.

Hint

• Joshua gathered all Israel to Sahediem and told the people their history from Abraham to Moses.
• He emphasized God’s abiding faith with Israel making them owners of the land of the Amorites.
• He reminded them of the saving acts of God in their history.
• With all these favour, they must serve God and put away all foreign gods.
• Alternatively they should decide on whom to serve.
• Joshua told the people that as for him and his family, they would serve the Lord.
• Who had been faithful to them?
• Joshua reminded them that God is holy and jealous.
• He will not forgive their sins, should they forsake God they would be punished.
• He told them not to break their promises.
• They must put away all false gods and serve God with sincerity.
• Joshua wrote down the laws of God put up a stone to witness, should they deal falsely with God.   

Hint

• He had faith in God
• His ways of life as a role model for his people
• His ability to convince and advise the people to accept his view
• His courage to call people together
• He was a good political leader

Hint

• Ezekiel saw God in his great glory and fell down upon his face
• The spirit of God entered into him and set him upon his feet
• The voice told him that he was being sent to the people of Israel, a nation of rebels they and their fathers had been unfaithful to God.
• They were impudent/stubborn but he should speak to them.
• With God’s authority he should tell them “thus says the Lord God, whether they hear or not they would know that a prophet had risen among them”.
• As for Ezekiel, he must not be afraid of them/their words.
• Though they were briers/thorns/scorpions he must not rebel like them.
• He was then ordered to open his mouth and eat what was offered him.
• A scroll was given to him to eat.
• He ate it, and it tasted like honey
• God reminded Ezekiel that he was not being sent to foreign people but to the house of Israel.
• God assured Ezekiel that though the people of Israel were stubborn and hard-hearted, he had made Ezekiel’s face harder than those of the Israelite
• Ezekiel should not be dismayed by their looks
• He should receive all the words of God in his heart with his ears.
• He should then get to the exile and prophecy to them.

Hint

• A true prophet must have faith in God
• He must be strong and obedient
• He must be willing to deliver the words of God even in face of challenges
• Must be ready to lay down his life for his people
• Must be able to deliver the words of God as if it to the people – (undiluted word of God).

Hint

• A scribe asked Jesus to allow him to follow Jesus. Jesus said Foxes have wolves, birds have nets but the son of man has nowhere to lay his heard.
• To another man Jesus said follow we “the man replied” let we go and bury my father”, Jesus said to this man leave the dead to bury the dead but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God (preach the gospel).
• A kind man said I will follow you but let we least say farewell to my family
• Jesus said no one who puts his hands on the ploughs and look back is hit for he kingdom,

Hint

• Lack of interest for commitment/zeal
• Lack of the knowledge of the word of God
• Religious intolerancy
• Political instability
• Pleasure and self-aggregation.

Hint

• Two men were traveling to Emmaus and were discussing the events that had happened in Jerusalem concerning Jesus resurrection.
• As they were reasoning together, Jesus joined them but they did not recognise him
• Jesus asked them what they were discussing that made them so sad.
• One of them cleopas expressed surprise that Jesus did not know about the recent happenings in Jerusalem.
• Jesus asked them what happened.
• They told him about Jesus a mighty prophet is dead and word.
• They had hope that this Jesus would have redeemed Israel
• Whom the chief priest and elder had delivered to be condemned to death and killed him.
• His body was now reported missing from the Lomb
• Some disciples had gone to the Lomb and confirmed the report of the women.
• At this junction Jesus rebuked them for unbelief and lack of understanding saying was it not necessary that Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory.
• Jesus also interpreted to them all the scripture concerning himself as revealed by the prophet whom the of Moses
• During the evening meal, Jesus look bread, blessed it, breaks it and gave them to eat and their eyes were opened.
• As they recognise Him, he vanished

The men quickly returned to Jerusalem and told the eleven how Jesus had appeared to them and partook is the evening meal with them

Hint

• Christians should also show genuine concern for the plight of the others.
• Doubts and unbelief can block one’s view and understanding of basic truths about God
• Is strengthen believer’s faith in the risen Lord
• It gives us the conviction that Christ is alive, so we can preach Christ as a living Jesus
• Table fellowship/ Eucharist/ Holy communion brings about intimacy/ peach

Hint

• With the missionary activities of the apostle believers increased in large numbers and believers consisted of Hebrews and Hellenist.
• The early church lived a command life involving distribution of items among the believers.
• The Hellenists complained that their widows were not attended to in the daily distribution of items.
• As a result, the apostle decided to separate the issues of lood distribution from the issue of preaching the gospel.
• The twelve then called on the entire body of the believers to choose from among them seven men of repute to serve tables.
• These men should be full of the spirit and wisdoms.
• Following the instruction of the apostle, seven men were chosen including Stephen and others.
• Their appointment was confirmed by the apostle the laying of hands.

Hint

• Persecution from other religions or religion intolerant.
• Social and political instability

Hint

• Jesus taught that the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
• Anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but claims by another way is a thief.
• He who enters by the doors is the shepherd of the sheep.
• He leads the sheep out and the sheep follow him because they know him and his love.
• The sheep will not follow a stranger as they do not know his voice.
• Christ says that as the shepherd, He will no flee as the sight of a wolf as a hireling will.
• Jesus says he cares his sheep, for they belong to Him.
• The thief/wolf destroy but Jesus gives abundant life.

Hint

• By laying down his life for us, Christ has opened the door to eternal life.
• As a good shepherd Jesus has died for us, we should sin no more.
• We should always listen to the night voice of God and follow it.
• We should be steadfast in serving God not counting the loss.

Hint

According to James, believers should be doers of the word and not hearers only.

• For if they are mere hearers, they are like a man who observes his face in a mirror but as soon as he goes away forgets what his face look like.
• He who has heard the perfect law and preserve in it by his actions shall be blessed in his doing.
• For someone to be truly religious he must burdle his tongue or else his religion is in vain.
• He is deceiving himself.
• Pure and undefined religion involves visiting orphans or widows in their affliction.
• A pure religion also involves keeping away from the sin of the world.
• To buttress his reaching, James spoke about Abraham’s justification, not merely for his faith.
• But for his matching his faith with requisite works.
• Abraham further justified his faith by sacrificing Isaac to God.
• It was for this accompanying action that the scripture was fulfilled which says that Abraham believed God.
• It was reckoned to him as righteousness.
• Consequently, he was called the friend of God having been justified by his works and by faith alone.
• Also Rehab has faith in the God of Israel, she proved this by receiving God’s / Joshua’s massagers
• She then deceived eve her own people who came to capture and slay the messengers by sending them on wrong way.
• He ended that as the body without the spirit is dead so is faiths without works.

Mention two deeds of faiths:

• Giving to charity
• Helping the less-privileged
• Fasting and praying
• Wining souls through evangelism
• Praying for the sick
• Being an active member of the church
• Believing in God.

Hint

• Paul advised the Thessalonians to keep away from an idle brother.
• And one who is not behaving in according with the tradition he had set up for them
• He taught them to imitate his life of industry. Paul was a tent maker.
• While he was with them, he ate nobody’s food without paying for it.
• Rather, he worked tirelessly and was not a burden to anyone
• He worked, not because he has no nigh toward outside his preaching
• But to have them with conduct worth of evintation.
• He had earlier given them command “if anyone will not work let him not eat”.
• But he had heard that some of them were living idleness.
• Such fellow should work to earn their living.
• But should anyone refuse to obey his instruction he should be noted.
• They should have nothing to do with such person.
• He should not be sent out but he should be warned
• In conclusion he prayed for the church.

Explain the circumstances that led to this teaching:

• Some brethren’s were of the opinion that the second coming of Jesus is very soon, so there is no need to engage themselves in any work, but Paul advised that they should keep themselves busy before this second coming of the Lord.