Decision - Making

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Decision - Making, the JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 8. Decision - Making
• (a) Reliance on a medium (I Sam. 28:3-25)
• (b) The wisdom of Solomon (I Kings 3:3-28;
• 4:29-34; 5:1-12; 8:1-53)
• (c) Unwise policies of Solomon and Rehoboam (I Kings 9:15-23; 11:1-40;
• 12:1-20) SECTION B: Themes from the Division of the Kingdom to the Return from Exile and the Prophets

Study notes & guidance

Study Decision - Making using a recommended Christian Religious Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Christian Religious Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Decision - Making, you should be able to:

1. Identify the source of Solomon’s wisdom;
2. Compare the different ways used by Saul and Solomon in making decisions;
3. Analyse the decisions made by Saul, Solomon and Rehoboam;
4. Assess the consequences of Solomon and Rehoboam’s unwise decisions.
5. Deduce the meaning of greed;
6. Distinguish between Ahab and Gehazi’s greed;

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Christian Religious Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.