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IT | , desires? said, Let not the king say so. meiunotatomansaesires. 9. Then the king of Israel called an This faculty rules desire always, officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah: whereas personal judgment justifies the son ofw Imlah. e kin8 of I r a e l a n J e ; ! it. ,hoshaphat _ ^ ?T the ^ t h ,king . ofi TJudah l. * What J ? were sitting , ? does the name Micaiah repre0l each on his throne, arrayed in their, " ': . , .,„,_ . .., _ , „„. robes, in an open place at the entrance Micaiah (' Who is like Jan.?') may of the gate of Samaria; and all the be called the prophetic phase of man's prophets were prophesying before them, higher consciousness, which per11. And Zedekiah the son of Chena- c e i v e s y ^ t h e p o w e r s of Being are anah made him horns of iron, and said, act „„+• „ • „ „ J 4.i,„„„„i, „,„„ Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt T lv f » and through man. _ thou push the Syrians, until they be con- Jehoshaphat insisted upon having sumed. the advice of Micaiah but disregarded . 12. And all the prophets prophesied it. What does this show? ' so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and Tt s h 0 ws that one's better judgment prosper; for Jehovah will deliver it into, . s o m e t i m e s o v e r r u l e d in favor of the-hand of the king. . . . ,. . , ,, ,. 13. And the messenger that went to specious reasonings of the intellect, call Micaiah spake unto him, saying Be- or through considerations of policy. hold now, the words of the prophets de- What do you understand by the dare good untoPthe king with one mouth: r d statement "The spirits of the proph-
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14. And Micaiah, said,_ As Jehovah That the faculty of intuition deliyeth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that velops only through the exercise of; will I speak. faith and is quenched in an atmos-i phere.of doubt and material-minded-; ness. .) How are we to deal with exped&i ency? If we wish to attain to spiritual^ consciousness, we must have done; with, expediency as well as everyti other form of falseness. , y;| How can we free ourselves- fronti sophistry and flattery? Perfect freedom in these matter comes only through complete loyalt to; the (Jhrist mind.
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J u l y 4, 1948 _ _ I Kings 22:5-9 ., 5. And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah. , 6. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. 7. But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him? 8. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of lmlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9. Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of lmlah. In this lesson how are spiritual judgment and false intellectual judgment symbolized? Spiritual judgment is symbolized by the good king Jehoshaphat, false intellectual judgment by the evil king Ahab. What stirs up in us a desire to foresee the course of the future? The urge in us to overcome the limitations of time and space and see by the light of Truth rather than by the light of the intellect. When shall we be able to do this? When we have learned to judge cause and effect in their proper relation and to control effect by setting cause in motion according to our enlightened will and desire. Can we effectually separate our spiritual judgment from our false intellectual judgment? We can effectually separate them only when we follow the guidance of Spirit and refuse to entertain or to justify our personal desires. Can prophecy be learned as one learns a science? Yes. Prophecy or true foresight can be learned as one learns any exact science, namely by mastering the laws that govern it. These laws have to do with cause and effect and with the quickening of the individual's response to the mind of Spirit.
J u l y 4 , 1948 I K i n g s . 2 2 ; 13.-18 ._. 13- And the messenger that went to call; Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14. And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak. 15. And when he was come to the king, khe king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we Torbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king. 16. And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah? 17. And he said, I saw all of Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. 18. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? Can anyone become responsive to the guidance of Spirit? Anyone who earnestly desires the guidance of Spirit can become responsive to it if he will faithfully follow the measure of guidance that comes to him day by day; that is, if he always does Jdie best that he knows from an inner conviction that he is acting rightly, and desires to know still more of Truth. In our search for guidance should expediency be taken into consideration? No. The mind and heart should be single, devoted to the Truth only as it concerns us. "As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak." What quality enables us to find the .sure foundation of our success? Integrity reveals the Truth of God to us, convincing us of the nothingness of flattery, deceit, and sophistry.
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14. And Micaiah, said,_ As Jehovah That the faculty of intuition deliyeth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that velops only through the exercise of; will I speak. faith and is quenched in an atmos-i phere.of doubt and material-minded-; ness. .) How are we to deal with exped&i ency? If we wish to attain to spiritual^ consciousness, we must have done; with, expediency as well as everyti other form of falseness. , y;| How can we free ourselves- fronti sophistry and flattery? Perfect freedom in these matter comes only through complete loyalt to; the (Jhrist mind.
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J u l y 4, 1948 _ _ I Kings 22:5-9 ., 5. And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah. , 6. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king. 7. But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him? 8. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of lmlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9. Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of lmlah. In this lesson how are spiritual judgment and false intellectual judgment symbolized? Spiritual judgment is symbolized by the good king Jehoshaphat, false intellectual judgment by the evil king Ahab. What stirs up in us a desire to foresee the course of the future? The urge in us to overcome the limitations of time and space and see by the light of Truth rather than by the light of the intellect. When shall we be able to do this? When we have learned to judge cause and effect in their proper relation and to control effect by setting cause in motion according to our enlightened will and desire. Can we effectually separate our spiritual judgment from our false intellectual judgment? We can effectually separate them only when we follow the guidance of Spirit and refuse to entertain or to justify our personal desires. Can prophecy be learned as one learns a science? Yes. Prophecy or true foresight can be learned as one learns any exact science, namely by mastering the laws that govern it. These laws have to do with cause and effect and with the quickening of the individual's response to the mind of Spirit.
J u l y 4 , 1948 I K i n g s . 2 2 ; 13.-18 ._. 13- And the messenger that went to call; Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good. 14. And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak. 15. And when he was come to the king, khe king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we Torbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king. 16. And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah? 17. And he said, I saw all of Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace. 18. And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil? Can anyone become responsive to the guidance of Spirit? Anyone who earnestly desires the guidance of Spirit can become responsive to it if he will faithfully follow the measure of guidance that comes to him day by day; that is, if he always does Jdie best that he knows from an inner conviction that he is acting rightly, and desires to know still more of Truth. In our search for guidance should expediency be taken into consideration? No. The mind and heart should be single, devoted to the Truth only as it concerns us. "As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak." What quality enables us to find the .sure foundation of our success? Integrity reveals the Truth of God to us, convincing us of the nothingness of flattery, deceit, and sophistry.
