Chapter XII

The I AM and Its Faculties in the Body

1. How does one effect a reunion of mind and body with the faculties?

2. Where does one find the substance required to sustain the whole man?

3. Explain substance as symbolized by Canaan and Egypt.

4. How does the mind form soul and body?

5. What causes "famine" in the body consciousness?

6. Why is the way of the transgressor hard?

7. What is meant by the Israelites being the chosen of God?

8. Why did the Israelites prosper in Egyptian slavery?

9. What is symbolized by Joseph's concern as to whether his father still lived?

10. Joseph could not save his people unless Benjamin was brought down into Egypt. Explain.

11. What other faculty is a necessary adjunct to the imagination?

12. Explain the command "Give, and it shall be given unto you.

13. Why are the other faculties treated as "spies"?

14. What does Jacob's grieving at the loss of his sons represent?

15. Explain the statement "If harm befall him . . . then will ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."

16. What is the key that opens the door to the storehouse of substance?

17. What is meant by "The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich"?

18. Should Joseph's reunion with Benjamin be regarded as purely historical? Explain.

19. What significance do we attribute to the movements of mind described in Genesis 43:16-34?

20. What is the significance of Joseph's having his cup put into Benjamin's sack?

21. What is true repentance, and what follows it?

22. Do all things work together for good to them that love God? Explain.

23. Joseph's people dwelt in the land of Goshen. What does this mean?

24. What change must take place before we can truly unify ourselves with Truth?

25. Pharaoh joyfully welcomed Joseph's kindred. Interpret.

26. What activity is represented by Jacob's journey to Beersheba?

27. What is symbolized by the wives, children, goods, and flocks of the Israelites, and by their descending in a body into Egypt?

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