America a Covenant Nation In the last article, I talked about Ancient Israel. The issues Israel faced, were as a result of having been blessed and chosen of God, a Covenant Nation, and then turning against God. A covenant is a two way promise between a person or nation and God, as…
Prelude to the Constitution
~2000BC: Abraham has two sons, Ishmael and Isaac. Both are promised to be the father of nations. Isaac has Jacob, who is renamed Israel His 12 sons make up the 12 tribes. Israel’s son Joseph is given the birthright and promises a land of his own ~1400BC: Moses, a…
It was not by chance that an untrained, unorganized collection of colonial woodsmen and trade-smiths were able to throw off the yoke of the greatest nation on the planet. It was through divine protection that we gained our independence. We will look at several miracles that combined to produce the…
When in the Course of human events… The Four Principles That Anchor the Declaration of Independence Rights come from God. The purpose of civil government is to secure those rights. The power of civil government is given by the consent of the governed, each of whom is fully entitled to…
1516 Charles V of Spain Heraldry Charles V of Spain was born to three of the most powerful housRead More → 1568 The Eighty Years’ War Dutch Discontented In response to increasing discontented with HabsburRead More → 1609 Twelve Year Truce Due to the combined effects of maintaining the military…
The First Great Awakening The Age of Reason or Rationalism With the closing of the Renaissance philosophy (1350 AD to 1650 AD), the 17th century was actively engaged in three great moments: The Reformation The Scientific Revolution The Beginning of Modern Philosophy The Reformation had begun Beginning with Martin Luther’s…
A Timeline of English Law and World Events Further setting the stage for our Constitutional and Early American History study Also check out the primer lesson: an expanded American history. King Henry I of England 1041 – England – Common Law (Anglo-Saxon Tribal System) – Most complex government in the…
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