Quoting The Scriptures Of The Urim And Thummim

Urim And Thummim In the Old Testament days, they had the Urim and Thummim which was the breast-plate of Aaron with 12 stones on it representing the 12 tribes of Israel (Exodus 28: 30, Numbers 27: 21, I Samuel 23: 9-12, I Samuel 28: 6). Sometimes there were people said to be prophets or men of God who prophesied or claimed to have a Word, a Vision or a Dream from the Lord. When there was a need to confirm that those prophecies, words, visions and dreams were from the Lord, the High Priest had to put on his holy garments and the Urim and Thummim. Then the prophet or dreamer was asked to speak out the word, dream or vision before the Urim and Thummim. If it was not of God, the Urim And Thummim was dormant. But if it was of God, a supernatural light reflected on the
They make others do things which they normally would not do by misquoting the Scriptures and instilling an element of fear in them. This is what happens to people getting involved in personality cults. Misquoting of the Scriptures helps the cultists to enslave others to do their bid. On the other hand, Truth does not enslave others but sets them free. If we are not watchful, we are in danger of falling into the trap of the devil and be subdued by him. A real truth-seeker can not be held under bondage for long. When he discovers the truth, he becomes free. The devil tried to make Jesus Christ do his bidding by inflating his ego and quoting the Scriptures. This was in order to enslave Him and make Him bow before him. If Jesus had taken them to be Scriptures and obeyed them, He would have played into the hands of Satan to obey him and bow before him. If he had obeyed the Scriptures quoted by Satan, he would have obeyed only the