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Loyalty to GOD: ELIJAH

1. (a) Reasons why Elijah was un comprising in his attitude to Baal worship are;-
o He believed that only Yahweh was the Israelites God
o By worshipping Baal, people had broken the covenant law
o As the people worshipped Baal, they failed to recognize Yahweh as God and the Lord of every-
thing
o The worship of Baal led to the killing of Yahweh’s prophets
o A lot of suffering had resulted from Baal worship
o Elijah had strong faith in God
o By condemning Baal worship, Elijah knew that he could put away the foreign ideology that Ahab
was trying to bring in his rules
o Elijah believed that the people might turn to the covenant of faith
o Being a prophet, Elijah was against Baalism because it was his vocation(Any 7= 7x1=7mks)
(b) Problems faced by Prophet Elijah in Israel are;-
o Elijah’s life was threatened by Izebel who swore to kill him
o Elijah suffered fear and had to flee to the wilderness
o Elijah was discouraged when it seemed that he was not achieving much
o Elijah got depressed and prayed for death
o Elijah suffered loneliness as he was the only remaining prophet of Yahweh
o At times Elijah lacked basic requirements such as food and water
o He was accused falsely by King Ahab as the troublemaker of Israel
o Sometime he doubted God (Any 7=7x1=7mks)

(c) Reasons why Christians should fight against the spread of devil worship in the society are;-
o Devil worship is against God’s commandments and Christians have a duty to fight it
o Because it advocates for human destruction
o It advocates for materialism as the guiding factor to man’s success
o Devil worship lead s to lack of faith and reliance on God
o Rituals involved in devil worship are dehumanizing
o Christians fight devil worship to warn people of God’s judgment if they do not turn back to him
o It instills fear on God’s people

2. (a)How King Ahab led Israelites away from worship of Yahweh.

- He married a foreign wife.
- He allowed the worship of Ball.
- He built places of worship for Baal.
- He allowed Jezebel to kill Yahweh’s prophets.
- He allowed Jezebel to convert Israelites to worship other gods.
- He worshipped Baal.
- He allowed the prophets of Baal into Israel.
- He forced all Israelites to worship Baal.

(b) How Elijah restored the true worship of Yahweh.

- He pronounced the 3 ½ years drought.
- He courageously challenged King Ahab for being the cause of drought.
- He called down fire to consume the sacrifice as prove that Yahweh is true.
- He killed the prophets of Baal.
- He declared the end of drought by praying for rain.
- He challenged King Ahab for grabbing Naboth’s land and killing him.

(c) What Christians learn about God from Mt. Carmel contest.
 - God is powerful.
- God answers prayers of those who believe in Him.
- God is the source of rain.
- Yahweh is true God to be worshipped.
- God does not tolerate idol worship.
- God is jealous.
- God is holy.
- God protects his servants.
- God provides for his servants.
- God expects Christians to be persistent while struggling against evil or injustice.
3 a) Five reasons that contributed to schism between Judah and Israel
i. It was a punishment for Solomon’s sins
ii. Jeroboam had built two worship places at Dan and Bethel
iii. Solomon’s rule was oppressive in the form of forced labor, high taxes and slavery
iv. Rehoboam rejected the request of the people even after being advised by the elder
v. Solomon’s great development in the South which brought tension between the Northern and
Southern kingdom
vi. Solomon had also exempted the inhabitants of Judah from paying taxes
vii. Rehoboam’s oppressive rule
viii. Jerusalem city belonged to the Southern division
ix. Ten tribes preferred Jeroboam while two tribes went for Rehoboam

b) Failures of King Ahab (6 mks)

i. He broke the first commandments by allowing idol worship
ii. He killed the prophets of God
iii. He allowed his wife Jezebel to bear false witness
iv. He coveted Naboth’s vineyard
v. He killed Naboth/ broke law against murder
vi. He broke the law that forbids stealing
vii. He failed to protect the weak/ poor as demanded by the law
c) Why political leaders in Kenya failed to perform their duties effectively
i. Lack of leadership skills
ii. Lack of obedience in God
iii. Lack of faith/ trust in God
iv. Some of them were chosen through bribery/ corruption/ misappropriation
v. Tribalism
vi. Conflicts among themselves on issues affecting the government
vii. They are not loyal to their leaders and subjects
viii. Failure to accept their mistakes and change for the better
ix. Lack of patience e.g. campaigning for residency in 2012 instead of serving the citizens

4. (a) 7 reasons why Elijah faced danger and hostility in Israel

i. Elijah pronounced a three year drought in Israel
ii. He killed 450 prophets of Baal
iii. He boldly condemned King Ahab for taking away Naboth’s vineyard.
iv. He ran away in fear and hid in the wilderness where he was in danger of attack by wild animals
v. In the wilderness Elijah faced starvation due to lack of water and food
vi. Elijah preached at a time when baalism was the official religion in Israel
vii. He got discouraged and nearly lost hope while I the wilderness
viii. He courageously identified himself with Yahweh in the midst of persecution of Gods prophets
by Jezebel
(b) 5 forms of corruption in Kenya today
i) Tribalism /nepotism/genderism (discrimination)
 ii) Bribery
iii) Cheating in business
iv) Stealing
v) Misuse of public property of funds
vi) Grabbing of personal and/or public land
vii) Dishonesty
viii) Robbery with violence

(c) The relevance of Elijah’s prophetic mission to Christians today

i) Church leaders should remains courageous and firm in condemning all forms of social injus-
tice in society
ii) Christians should remain faithful to God even when faced with danger.
iii) Christians should not despair in their missionary work but learnt that God gives encourage-
ment and providence.
iv) Christians should pray God in faith and God would surely answer them.
v) Christians should advocate for the right of the poor.
vi) Christians should not give false evidence against their neighbours like Jezebel against
Naboth.
vii) Christians should be persistent like Elijah in their struggle against injustice.
viii) Christians should be prepared to suffer and meet oppositions and rejection.
ix) Christians should avoid idolatry at all costs
x) Christians should strive to live free from corruption
xi) It is the duty of Christians to call people to repentance.
xii) Christians should develop life skill that will enable them to make appropriate decisions

5. a) four effects of idolatry on the Israelites as a Nation

i. Israel suffered calamities eg 3 years drought.
ii. Israelites religion calendar of feast and celebration was changed to correspond with the times the
Canaanites celebrated their feasts.
iii. Idolatry undermined the unity of tribes of Israel as some in Northern Kingdom could not visit
Jerusalem for worship – worshipped at Dan and Bethel.
iv. High places used to worship of Baal were converted into Yahweh’s Shrines without removing the
graven images of idols – this angered God.
v. Their were bloody coups and counter.

5. b) five reasons why some Christians have lost faith in God

i. Believe their prayer are not answered.
ii. When they continue to suffer while those who are not prayerful prosper.
iii. Poor leadership in the church/Wrangles.
iv. Poor role models by church leaders
v. Existence of false prophets
vi. Pleasure of the world
vii. Bad company /that moved them.

6. (a) KING Jeroboam promoted schism in Israel ;

i. He brought polytheism religion in Israel by placing two Golden calves at Bethel and Dan
ii. He put two centres of worship at Dan and Bethel to stop Israel from going to Judah and worship
in Jerusalem
iii. He made Israel to offer sacrifices to Baal-Hadad
iv. He built places of worship at Hillstops to emulate other nations
v. He chose his own priests from ordinary families instead of getting them from the family of Levites
in Judah
 vi. He instituted religious festivals or feasts in the months of his choice to counteract the calendar of
dates of the same in Judah’
vii. He burnt incense at the altar of idols breaking the first commandment
viii. He cut link with Judah by putting shechem his capital and fortified Penvuel from where he
ruled Israel / He stopped Israel from going to Jerusalem

(b) 5 qualities in Elijah that may influence the life of a true Christian
(i) Courage to condemn actions of Kings
(ii) Loyalty/faith and trust n God
(iii) He was prayerful and was rewarded
(iv) he led a simple lie and stood for the right of common man
(v) He was just/protector of the covenant/law of God
(vi) Christians may admire God’s intimacy with Elijah. God is providence like Elijah being pro-
vided with food/drink
(vii) Christians may admire God’s intimacy with Elijah, God can communicate with Christians to-
day
(viii) Christians should not give false witness against their neighbours, like Jezebel with Naboth

c) Lessons Christians learn from the leadership of Prophet Elijah

i. Christian leaders should remain courageous/ firm in condemning any form of social injustice in
society like Elijah
ii. Christians should remain faithful/ loyal to God/ practiced monotheism just like Elijah
iii. Christians should not despair in their missionary work
iv. Should remain prayerful to God in faith and God will answer their prayers like Elijah at Mt.
Carmel contest
v. Should be persistent like Elijah was in their struggle against injustice
vi. Should not give false evidence against their neighbors like Jezebel and Naboth
vii. God is able to establish an intimate relationship with his faithful like Elijah

7. a) Why Elijah faced danger and hostility in his work.

 He had pronounced a three years drought in Israel.
 He openly condemned King Ahab for taking Naboth’s Vineyard.
 He hid in the wilderness where he faced dangers from wild animals.
 He killed 450 prophets of Baal.
 He starved for lack of food and water in the wilderness.
 By the time Elijah was a prophet, Baalism had become the official religion in Israel.
 He was greatly discouraged and lost hope.
 All other prophets had been killed expect Him.
 Jezebel swore to kill him the way he had killed the 450 prophets

b) Lessons Israelites learnt from the MT. Carmel contest.

 Yahweh is a living God.
 Yahweh is powerful.
 He is holy.
 He is faithful to his promises.
 He punishes those who break his laws.
 God forgives
 God answers prayers.
 God calls people to repentance.

c) What Prophet Elijah would condemn if he came to Kenya today?

 Bribery and corruption.
 Murder
  Violence
 Thuggery /robbery /theft.
 Suicidal acts.
 Rape
 Idolatry.
 Immorality.
 False accusation/witness
 Nepotism/tribalism.
 Misuse of public property
 Deceit/deception.

8 (a) four characteristics of the Canaanite religion.

i)Polytheism
ii) Nature god-relates to forces of nature
iii) Family gods
iv)Cyclic religion-seasonal gods etc
v) Gods’ - depicted in symbolic forms
vi)Temple prostitution
vii) Many places of worship
viii) Ritual and sacrifices
ix) Festivals

(b) five reasons why it was difficult for Prophet Elijah to stop idolatry in Israel
i) King Ahab marriage to Jezebel
ii) Jezebel wielded a lot of influence on Ahab
iii) Ahab allowed the building of idol temples
iv) There were false prophets in Israel
v) Ahab took part in the worship of pagan gods
vi) Prophets of God were persecuted
vii) Syncretism emerged

(c) seven factors that lead people away from the worship of God today
i)Materialism
ii)Permissiveness in society
iii) Mass media
iv) Corruption
v)Urbanization
vi) Threats to human dignity
vii) Confusion from religious pluralism
viii) Oppression
ix) Social immorality
x) Drug addition/ drug abuse
xi) Scientific discoveries /technological innovations
xii) Poverty
xiii)Education

9. (a) Five factors that led to the contest at Mt. Camel are;
 King Ahab had build a temple for Baal worship
 He had personally participated in the worship of Baal
 Jezebel had ordered for the killing of Yahweh’s Prophets
 The serving prophets of Yahweh had gone into hiding
 Prophet Elijah had announced a three year drought because of Baalism
 Jezebel had introduced Baalism in Israel
  There was religious syncretism in Israel
 The Israelites had broken the covenant relationship
 Prophet Elijah wanted to prove that he was the true prophet of Yahweh
 The contest was the proof that Yahweh was to be worshipped

(b) Five signs used by God to show that Elijah is the true prophet of God are;
 The presence of the three year drought
 The increase of the flour/oil of the widow
 The healing of the Zarapheth widow’s son
 The great storm that marked the end of he three year drought
 The fire that came down from Heaven during the contest of Mt. Carmel
 The destruction of the Baal prophets sent to kill Elijah
 Elijah was fed by the Ravens on the way to mount Sinai
 Elijah was taken to heaven by Chariot of fire
 God appeared to Elijah in form of still calm-voice
10. a) five practices of idolatry during the time of Elijah
 There was polytheism/people worshipped many gods
 There was human sacrifice
 Priests, prophets ,prophetesses presided over all t he religious matters
 The people observe a festivals I honour of the gods and goddesses
 Shrines, altars and temples were built for the worship of the gods
 Rituals were performed in honour of their gods

b) five challenges faced by Prophet Elijah in Israel

 There was widespread idolatry/worshipping of false gods
 There was corruption and injustice as people rejected the covenant way of life
 There was religious persecution and hostility.(jezebel had put to death the prophets of yahweh)
those who remained went into hiding)
 The people had abandoned the worship of yahweh and were practicing syncretism
 He faced opposition and even threats on his life from ahab and jezebel
 There were false prophets of baal and asherah brought by jezebel to promote false religion
 He had to face king ahab/challenge him for misleading his people
 He had to convince people that he was the true prophet of god
 He had to prove to people that Yahweh was the true God

c) With reference to Prophet Elijah explain how Kenya anti corruption authority (KACA)
can help reduce corrupt in the society
 KACA should advocate for the return of the illegal acquired property
 KACA should ensure equitable distribution of national resources e.g. revenue and CDF
money
 KACA should enlighten people to respects the low
 KACA should encourage people to report corruption cases
 KACA should take people who misuse there power for political and economical gain e.g.
Ango leasing, Goldenberg to a court of law
 KACA official should be good role models and ensure they are also not implicated in case
of bribery and corruption

11. Prophet Elijah fought against corruption among the people of Israel as
contained in 1 Kings 21
 Naboth a farmer had a vineyard next to Ahab.
 Ahab coveted it and asked Naboth to sell it to him but he declined
 Ahab was disturbed that he fell sick. He could neither or drink
 Jezebel planned a corrupt scheme to ensure that Ahab possessed the vineyard
  Jezebel forged letters using the kings seal accusing Naboth for two great sins; blasphemy and
treason
 The punishment for both mistakes was stoning to death
 Jezebel bribed some youth to be her witnesses against Naboth before all people
 Naboth was condemned to death together with his entire family who would have inherited the
vineyard
 Ahab was a happy and took Naboth’s vineyard
 Elijah was angered by Ahab’s action and went to the palace and declared God’s judgement on
Ahab and Jezebel (

12. (a)Reasons for Naboth’s refusal to sell the vineyard to King Ahab.
- Naboth refused to sell his vineyard to king Ahab because the land belonged to God. He is the
rightful owner.
- The land belonged to the family. It was an ancestral property which an individual had no
right to sell.
- Land was inherited from one generation to the next generation. It could only be rented out but
not sold.
- Naboth respected the Mosaic Law which gave guidelines on Land Issue. Naboth did not want to dis-
obey God.
- Because land was given to the Israelites to settle on. It was not meant for sale.
- It was Naboth’s only piece of land and it was very beautiful.

(b)The nature of God during the contest at Mount Carmel.

- God is all-powerful/Almighty.
- God hates evil thus destroys evil and punishes sinners.
- God is jealous, does not entertain rivalry or worship of false gods.
- He is faithful to His servants and to His promises.
- He answers prayers.
- He is caring, does not want his people perish.
- God is in control of nature.
- God requires obedience to Him from human beings.
- He is a wonder – working God.

13. (a) Reasons why Elijah was un comprising in his attitude to Baal worship are;-
o He believed that only Yahweh was the Israelites God
o By worshipping Baal, people had broken the covenant law
o As the people worshipped Baal, they failed to recognize Yahweh as God and the Lord of every-
thing
o The worship of Baal led to the killing of Yahweh’s prophets
o A lot of suffering had resulted from Baal worship
o Elijah had strong faith in God
o By condemning Baal worship, Elijah knew that he could put away the foreign ideology that Ahab
was trying to bring in his rules
o Elijah believed that the people might turn to the covenant of faith
o Being a prophet, Elijah was against Baalism because it was his vocation(Any 7= 7x1=7mks)
(b) Problems faced by Prophet Elijah in Israel are;-
o Elijah’s life was threatened by Izebel who swore to kill him
o Elijah suffered fear and had to flee to the wilderness
o Elijah was discouraged when it seemed that he was not achieving much
o Elijah got depressed and prayed for death
o Elijah suffered loneliness as he was the only remaining prophet of Yahweh
o At times Elijah lacked basic requirements such as food and water
o He was accused falsely by King Ahab as the troublemaker of Israel
o Sometime he doubted God (Any 7=7x1=7mks)
(c) Reasons why Christians should fight against the spread of devil worship in the society are;-
o Devil worship is against God’s commandments and Christians have a duty to fight it
o Because it advocates for human destruction
o It advocates for materialism as the guiding factor to man’s success
o Devil worship lead s to lack of faith and reliance on God
o Rituals involved in devil worship are dehumanizing
o Christians fight devil worship to warn people of God’s judgment if they do not turn back to him
o It instills fear on God’s people