1. A firm decision was taken at the onset of the competition to have 12 finalist.

2. If our eyes tend to wander where they should not, let us recall the firm resolve of faithful Job, who made a formal agreement with his own eyes —a firm decision not to give romantic attention to a woman not his own wife.

3. But each person must make a firm decision, for Micah shows that two courses are possible, saying: “All the peoples, for their part, will walk each one in the name of its god; but we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.” —Micah 4:3-5; Isaiah 2:4.