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The covenant

JAMB Christian Religious Studies topic guide with 2 practice questions.

What to revise

  • the flood and God's covenant with Noah (Gen. 6:1-22; 7:1-24; 9:1-17)
  • God's covenant with Abraham (Gen. 11:31-32; 12:1-9; 17:1-21; 21:1-13; 25:19-26)
  • God's covenant with Israel (Ex. 19; 20; 24:1-11) cf. Deut. 28:1-19
  • the New Covenant (Jer. 31:31-34; Ezek. 36:25-28)

You should be able to

  • explain the concept of covenant
  • examine the importance and implication of the covenants
  • distinguish between God's covenants with Noah, Abraham and Israel
  • distinguish between the old and the new covenants

From JAMB's Christian Religious Studies syllabus official. Full syllabus →

eZine's published bank has 8 questions on this topic (counted 29 October 2026).

Practice questions

Question 1 · The covenant

Arrange in the correct order: (i) Isaac is born (ii) Abram leaves Haran for Canaan (iii) Abram's name is changed and circumcision given (iv) Jacob and Esau are born.

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Answer: B. ii, iii, i, iv

Abram left Haran at 75 (Gen. 12:4); the name change and circumcision came at 99 (Gen. 17); Isaac was born when Abraham was 100 (Gen. 21:5); Jacob and Esau were born to Isaac later (Gen. 25:26). The other orders put Isaac's birth or the name change in the wrong place.

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Question 2 · The covenant

Which feature distinguishes the new covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-34 from the covenant made at Sinai?

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Answer: D. The law would be written on the people's hearts

Jeremiah 31:33 says, "I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts." The Sinai covenant was written on tablets of stone, so that option describes the old covenant. The new covenant was for all ("from the least of them to the greatest"), and sacrifice is not its feature.

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