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Contents & notes: what this topic covers
Under Obedience and Disobedience, the JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus expects you to study:
- 6. Obedience and Disobedience
- (i) Obedience and Rewards: Examples of
- (a) Abraham (Gen. 22:1-19)
- (b) Three Hebrew Youths (Dan. 3:1-30)
- (c) David (1 Sam. 30:1-20) ii) Disobedience and Consequences Examples of
- (a) Adam (Gen. 2:15-25; 3)
- (b) Collection of Manna (Ex. 16:22-30)
- (c) The Golden Calf (Ex. 32)
- (d) Moses (Num. 20:7-12; Deut. 34:1-6)
- (e) Saul (1 Sam. 10:1-16; 15:1-25; 16:14-23;
- 31:1-13)
Study notes & guidance
Study Obedience and Disobedience 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 Obedience and Disobedience, you should be able to:
- Determine why Abraham, the Three Hebrew Youths and David obeyed God;
- Identify the rewards for obedience.
- Compare the disobedience of Adam, the people of Israel, Moses and Saul;
- Indicate the reasons for their disobedience;
- Identify the consequences of disobedience.
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.