Article July 23, 1932 Issue

Like Joshua and Caleb

[Original article in German]

MARIE HELENE ELISABETH JANICKE

In the "Explanatory Note" preceding the Bible Lessons in the Christian Science Quarterly we read that the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, corroborates and explains "the Bible texts in their spiritual import and application to all ages, past, present, and future."

To innumerable students of Christian Science the events recorded in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are being so spiritually illuminated by the study of the Lesson-Sermons taken from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook that they are learning to apply the lessons contained therein. For instance, it is the task of every student of Christian Science to meet and heal the discouraging testimony of the mortal senses with the understanding of spiritual sense, in obedience to Mrs. Eddy's words on page 450 of Science and Health, "The Christian Scientist has enlisted to lessen evil, disease, and death; and he will overcome them by understanding their nothingness and the allness of God, or good."

As an enlightening and instructive example in the carrying out of this service, we have the figures of Joshua and Caleb. These two men were among the twelve whom Moses sent into the land of Canaan to spy out the people and the land. They brought back with them a "branch with one cluster of grapes," bearing it "between two upon a staff;" and the ten told Moses; "We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there." The narrative goes on to say, "And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it."

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