Article September 23, 1972 Issue

Words of Current Interest

Related to the Lesson-Sermon for October 1, 1972, in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY Subject: Unreality

To discern judgment (I Kings 3:11)

The Interpreter's Bible comments, "The Hebrew reads 'to hear [and obey] mishpat.'... There is always a religious atmosphere about the word. In early times when any matter of faith or practice came up for decision, it was customary to seek a ruling from God at the shrine." The answer given, whether by a priest or a prophet, formed a precedent, mishpat, to be used next time the same question came up. The king could decide most cases by properly applying this customary law.

The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom (Job 28:28)

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