The prophet's handbook

sphere of human resources. Later, we see that it was, and is, Christ all along. In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (See Colossians 2:3.) Deuteronomy 8:18 says this sphere releases a specially endowed ability imparted by God under covenantal circumstances. The prophet Isaiah wrote that it was the Lord who taught His people to profit. (See Isaiah 48:17.) 4.Mammon: money and economy—A thriving commercial system eventually develops a currency that turns into a monetary system. The places where money is stored are called banks, and their management of money in relation to the goods and services made constitute the sphere of finance. It is what Christ called mammon. When communities grow and accumulate wealth and riches through exchanges, a spiritual principality manages this function that goes all the way back to eternity and Lucifer’s kingdom, according to Ezekiel 28. The natural counterpart to this supernatural function from Ezekiel 28 is found in Psalm 107:23. 5.Government and administration—Rules transformed into laws control citizens’ wrongdoing, curb destruction of the land, and preserve its best interests. Once drafted, the laws comprise the people’s constitutional code of living, successfully establishing orderly government. Notice that the first thing the Lord did when He brought His new nation into existence was to issue a law for them. Judah, based on Psalms 60:7 and 108:8, is God’s lawgiver. The New Creation church, like its founder Jesus Christ, who sprang from the tribe of Judah as Lord of all, emerges from all these references as the Almighty’s lawgiver. This conforms to Isaiah 7:6–9, which places the Creator’s governmental system squarely upon Christ’s shoulders. 6.Military and warfare—A government’s power and authority, sure to be challenged by lawbreakers and that makes enforcement necessary. Preserving the government and protecting its community is done by a military—communal, civil, and national force. These include a land’s police and armed forces. When Joshua was to take over Moses’ rulership, he was inaugurated on two levels. (See Numbers 27:19; Deuteronomy 31:14.) After his inauguration, the Lord introduced Joshua to the spiritual power that would see to his military conquests. Joshua 5:13–15 says a spiritual man appeared as captain of the Lord’s armies. That host never left Israel, as 2 Kings 6:17 shows. Deborah, a military judge under Jehovah’s hand, experienced them also. (See Judges 5:20, 23.) 7.Education and communication—Productive citizens make a society profitable. However, they must learn skills, talents, and trades to contribute to its