BIBLE KNOWLEDGE FOR STANDARD 8
1. Who is a prophet?
- A prophet is a messenger of God
2. Mention some duties of a prophet
- To remind people to be faithful
- To condemn their sins
- To warn people of God’s punishment
- To foretell the future
3. How the messages of prophets were
carried out?
- Through sermons
- Through their behaviour
- Their words were written down for the
future reference (Through their written
words)
4. Who were the main prophets?
- Isaiah - Jeremiah
- Amos - Micah
5. What was the message of Isaiah?
- Isaiah warned the people of Jerusalem
against their rebellion and sin
6. Why Isaiah’s message important?
- It was protecting people of Jerusalem
from God’s punishment
7. What was Jeremiah’s mission?
- Was to warn the people of Jerusalem
against idol worshipping and he told
them to repent and come back to God
8. Describe importance of Jeremiah’s
message
- It teaches about reverence, love and
protection of each other
9. Explain the mission of Amos
- His mission was to preach the word of
God to the people of northern kingdom
of Israel
10. What was the message of Amos against?
- It was against injustice, corruption,
insecurity and oppression of the poor
11. Why Amos’ message important?
- It is important because it teaches about
love, empathy, patience, mercy and
justice
12. Narrate the mission of Micah
- His mission was to warn people of
Judah against planning and doing evil
13. Describe the message of Micah
- His message was that God would
punish people of Judah because of their
injustice, corruption and oppression of
the poor
14. What is the importance of Micah’s
message?
- It teaches about justice, love and
humility
15. Who was Isaiah’s father?
- Amos
16. How God ruled through Isaiah
- God showed and revealed the message
to Isaiah through a vision concerning
Judah and Jerusalem during the time
when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and
Hezekiah were king of Judah
- Isaiah warned the people two cities that
God would punish them if they did not
change
17. Describe hoe God ruled through Jeremiah
 - God guided Jeremiah by giving him 25. Triumphant entry means _______________
words to speak to the people
- Visiting a place as an honourable person
- He was given authority over nations and
26. When did Jesus enter the holy city of
kingdoms to;
Jerusalem?
uproot and pulldown,
- On the first day of the passion week
destroy and overthrow
27. How did Jesus entered Jerusalem?
build and to plant
- While riding on a donkey
18. Who was Jeremiah’s father?
28. What did the people do during the time
- Hilkiah Jesus entered Jerusalem?

19. Who was one of the priest of the town of - People spread their clothes and
Anathoth? branches of trees on the road

- Hilkiah - People were singing in praising of God

20. How God ruled through Amos? 29. What did Jesus entry into Jerusalem into
Jerusalem testify?
- God appointed Amos to guide the
people of Israel against the oppression - He was the Messiah
of the poor
30. In Jerusalem, what did Jesus find people
- He told them about God’s punishment doing in the temple?
that He would destroy them because of
- He found people trading and exchanging
their sins
money
21. .who was one of the Shephereds from
31. What did Jesus do?
Tekoa chosen to guide the Israelites?
- He drove people out and overturned the
- Amos
tables
22. What was Micah’s vision?
32. Why did Jesus drove the people out of the
- He had a vision about the downfall of temple and overturned the tables?
Samaria and Jerusalem
- It was a way of cleansing the temple
23. When was Micah chosen?
33. Who plotted to kill Jesus?
- He was chosen when Jothan, Ahaz and
- The chief priest and other religious
Hezekiah were kings of Judah
leaders
24. How God ruled through Micah
34. Why the priest other religious leaders
- He was given responsibility to warn the plotted to kill Jesus?
people of Samaria and Jerusalem not to
- Because Jesus offended and angered
plan and do evil against others
them by His actions in the temple
- He guarded them against the
35. Define
oppression of the poor and denounced
the leaders of Israel for their moral a. Cleansing
corrupt practices
 - Is making something pure or holy
b. Passion
- The suffering and death of Jesus
c. Plot
- Secret plans against someone
36. Give ways people may violet the right to life
- Through capital punishment
37. How Christians should observe the value of
life and promote good behaviour?
- Unity - Tolerance
- Peace - Love
- Justice - Fairness
- Equality in society
38. Describe the abuse of power
- Abuse of power is when a person uses
the position for personal gains
39. How power is abused?
- Through corrupt practices
- Through unfair judgement
40. State ways Christians should fight again
corruption
- By spreading the spirit of Love,
Tolerance, and Observe Human right
issues
41. What is capital punishment?
- Is the punishment by death
42. What is abortion?
- Is the termination of a pregnancy
43. Explain the meaning of the term
a. Arrest
- Is taking and keeping somebody as a
prisoner with the authority of the law
b. A trial
- Is the process of finding out whether a
person accused of a crime is guilty or
not
44. Where did Jesus go with the disciples after
the Passover to pray?
- Gethsemane
45. Who betrayed Jesus?
- Judas Iscariot
46. How Judas Iscariot identified Jesus?
- Judas kissed Jesus
47. Who came to arrest Jesus?
- The chief priests, officers of the temple,
guards, elders of the temple
48. Mention some accusations made against
Jesus
- He was accused of refusing to pay tax
- He was accused of calling Himself King
- He was accused of stirring up the
people all over Judea by His teachings
49. State two kings that tried Jesus in
Jerusalem
- Pilate - Herod
50. Who found Jesus not committed any
offence to deserve the heath sentence?
- Pilate
51. Who was released instead of Jesus?
- Barabbas
52. Who found Jesus not guilty at first?
- Pilate
53. Who ridiculed, mocked and sent Jesus back
to Pilate?
- Herod
54. What is forgiveness?
- Is the act of not taking into account the
 people’s wrongs - Sporting

55. Why people forgive each other? - Swimming

- To create good relationships 62. Give some importance of work

56. Mention some examples of situations that - Provides basic needs such as food,
require forgiveness shelter, clothes and water

- Fighting - Killing - Provides people with body exercises

which are important for people’s good
- Stealing - Insulting others
health
57. List down situations in the Bible that show
- Protects one from effects of laziness
forgiveness
63. Why people should work hard?
- Joseph forgave his brothers who had
hated him and sold him to the - Because earns them respect and favour
Ishmaelites who in turn had sold him to
64. State importance of leisure
the Egyptians while he was young
- It allows the body of relax and rest
- Hezekiah was forgiven after asking for
forgiveness - People do their hobbies

- Jesus forgave those who crucified him
and one of the criminals who were
crucified with Him
58. Why people ask for forgiveness from God?
- To restore or create good relationship
59. Define work
65. Why the Bible teaches about the importance
of work and condemns laziness?
- Because laziness brings poverty
66. Why God is not pleased with laziness?
- Because He was the first to work by
creating the universe and everything in it

- Is an activity in which the effort of the 67. How God valued leisure time?
body and mind produce something or
- By resting on the seventh day after the
gain a result
creation of the universe
60. What is leisure?
68. What is a role?
- Is the time when one is free from work
- Is a part taken by someone in life or in
or duties of any kind
any activity
61. Mention some things people do during
69. List down some prophetic roles of
leisure time
Christians
- Chatting with family members and
- Preaching
friends
- Prophesying
- Reading story books and newspapers
- Baptizing
- Fishing
- Guiding and Counselling
- Sewing
- Praying for the sick
- Playing
 - Teaching the word of God - Soldiers

- Church administration - Passersby

70. How God ruled through Christians? - One of the two robbers

- Through different Christian mission 79. Before Jesus’ death, what took place?

71. State ways of fulfilling Christians mission - There was darkness over all the land for
three hours
- Through praying for those in bondage
80. What happened soon after the death of
- Through relief provision
Jesus?
- Mediation
- A curtain of the temple was torn into
- Counselling two pairs

- Preaching the word of God - The earth shook

- Praying for peace - Rocks were split

72. Define - Tombs were opened

a. Crucifixion 81. Who went to Pontius Pilate and asked for

the body of Jesus to be laid in grave?
- Is the death of Jesus on the cross
- Joseph of Arimathea
b. Resurrection
82. Who were with Joseph of Arimathea when
- Is the state of coming back to life or
he was laying the body of Jesus in the
where one ceases to be dead
grave?
73. Why the Jews crucified Jesus?
- Mary Magadalene
- Because they thought he was
- Mary the mother of Joseph
blasphemous
83. Who were the first people to visit the tomb
74. Who carried the cross for Jesus to
where Jesus was laid?
Golgotha?
- Women
- Simon of Cyrene
84. How many angels guarded the tomb of
75. Where Jesus was crucified?
Jesus and told the women that He has
- At Golgotha risen?

76. After Jesus was crucified, what happened - Two Angels

to His garments

- His garments were shared by casting

lots

77. What inscription was put on the His cross?

- This is Jesus the king Jews

78. Who mocked Jesus while on the cross?