Christ Jesus
was designating the power of Christliness over evil when he said to the triumphant seventy who had returned from a healing mission on which he had sent them.
The
preparation of armaments, while essential for defense at the present stage of human development, points to the need of the higher understanding of defense to be found in Christ, the spirit of Truth.
During
their long, challenging, and sometimes tedious experience in the wilderness, the children of Israel received the promise that they would become a kingdom of priests unto God.
