The story of the deluge was written to point to the fact that unless humanity be governed by the spirit of goodness its acts become more dangerous as its knowledge expands. What would happen to the world should each individual come to a complete understanding of the mental law without understanding the Spirit back of the law? The inevitable result would be the deluge. The very psychic forces set in motion by the power of the thought of the world would destroy it. In this way we are warned against any infringement of the spirit of the law.n6517 ¶1
The story of the tower of Babel points to the same lesson; the impossibility of working apart from the Divine Mind. Always confusion results from such an attempt.n6517 ¶2
While there are many other interesting lessons to be found between the story of creation, and the announcement of the law as given by Moses, both time and space forbid their introduction in a book such as this. We should remember that the mystery of the Bible is no longer necessary. It is a constant repetition of itself and in this age needs only to be read to clearly see the way to the Life and the Truth.n6517 ¶3
Let us now turn to the teaching of Moses, the great law giver.n6517 ¶4
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:n6517 ¶5
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.n6517 ¶6
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:n6517 ¶7
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house,n6517 ¶8
And when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.n6517 ¶9
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.n6517 ¶10
And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.n6517 ¶11
Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.n6517 ¶12
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;n6517 ¶13
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord:n6517 ¶14
That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers.n6517 ¶15
DEUTERONOMY—Six,n6517 ¶16
- man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.n6517 ¶17
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.n6517 ¶18
Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, . . .n6517 ¶19
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;n6517 ¶20
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied,n6517 ¶21
And all that thou hast is multiplied ;n6517 ¶22
Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy tod senn6517 ¶23
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.n6517 ¶24
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth. DEUTERONOMY—Eight.n6517 ¶25
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived,n6517 ¶26
And ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them ;n6517 ¶27
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul,n6517 ¶28
And bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.n6517 ¶29
And ye shall teach them unto your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house,n6517 ¶30
And when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.n6517 ¶31
And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:n6517 ¶32
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours:n6517 ¶33
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;n6517 ¶34
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:n6517 ¶35
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God,n6517 ¶36
But turn aside out of the way which I command you this day,n6517 ¶37
To go after other gods, which ye have not known.n6517 ¶38
DEUTERONOMY—HEleven.n6517 ¶39
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee,n6517 ¶40
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy teichern6517 ¶41
24,n6517 ¶42
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.n6517 ¶43
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground,n6517 ¶44
And the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kind, and the flocks of thy sheep.n6517 ¶45
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.n6517 ¶46
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. DEUTERONOMY—T wenty-eight.n6517 ¶47
For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee,n6517 ¶48
Neither is it far off.n6517 ¶49
It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us.n6517 ¶50
That we may hear it, and do it?n6517 ¶51
Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say,n6517 ¶52
Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?n6517 ¶53
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.n6517 ¶54
That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice,n6517 ¶55
And that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:n6517 ¶56
DEUTERONOMyY—Thirty.n6517 ¶57
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid...n6517 ¶58
For the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.n6517 ¶59
And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee,n6517 ¶60
_ He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed. ; DEUTERONOMY—Thirty-one.n6517 ¶61
j Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.n6517 ¶62
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew,n6517 ¶63
As the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:n6517 ¶64
Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.n6517 ¶65
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment:n6517 ¶66
A God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.n6517 ¶67
armn6517 ¶68
DEUTERONOMY—Thirty-two.n6517 ¶69
— ect a SP LP OA IEA WBNS TENE LE RIL rg — nite -n6517 ¶70
Seeaial iyn6517 ¶71
4 caen6517 ¶72
; j The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: ... DEuTERONOMY-—Thirty-three.n6517 ¶73