1.In the book of Exodus, we find Moses up on Mount Sinai, when he sees a bush, on fire, yet not being consumed by the flames. Moses has a colloquy with himself, commenting on the incident
actually saying Look at that great thing! Only after he comments on the event does God call to him
and he replies Here I am.
The explanation of that passage is that God wanted him to notice the remarkable occurrence.
2. On his recent radio show, in honor of the Fourth of July, Michael Medved discussed his belief that God not only had a special plan for the United States of America, but that He has often played a role in our history.
The following are a few of the remarkable occurrences of which Americans should take note.
3. During Andrew Jackson's second term, he became the first President to face an assassin's bullets. January 30th, 1835, age 67, a gaunt and ill man, suffering from malaria and dysentery, carrying two bullets from disagreements that took place prior to his presidency, attended an official event. A stranger came up to him...within 6 feet, took out a small pistol...BANG! Jackson wasn't wounded! The stranger took out a second pistol and fired....BANG! Again....Jackson wasn't wounded. Jackson went on the attack shouting 'They can't kill me!'
The stranger was Richard Lawrence, a madman. But the pistols were tested by the army, and found that the firing occurred but neither charge ignited! When reloaded....they worked! What are the odds that a pistol misfires.....two pistols misfire?
Jackson, father of the modern Democrat Party....was not meant to die.
4. California is our most populous state. It's history reveals one more episode of the Hand of God in United States history. On February 2. 1848, "... the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States. The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the area that would become the states of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, as well as parts of Colorado and Wyoming. "
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ? History.com This Day in History ? 2/2/1848
The US paid $20 million to Mexico and assume up to $3 million in U.S. citizens' claims against Mexico.
a. Why is the date important?
James Marshall ) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold at Suttter's Mill, in California, on January 24, 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. The result was one of the fastest migrations in history: 80,000 streamed to California in one year!
Had gold been discovered earlier....would Mexico have signed that treaty? Would the United States have grown so precipitously, an become a world power? What are the odds?
5. During the Civil War....the Battle of Antietam.
'The Army of the Potomac, under the command of George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lees forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with 22,717 dead, wounded, and missing on both sides combined.
Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For comparison, the D-Day Normandy Invasion resulted in United States 6,603 casualties (1,465 killed)
D-Day Fact Sheet
a. This battle was, perhaps, more significant than Gettysburg, as Lee's plan was to attack Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and sever rail connections between the East and West. Then, he could attack anywhere in Pennsylvania, or Maryland, or Washington, D.C. This presented the hope that Britain or France would recognize the Confederacy.
b. Lee's problem was a federal garrison at Harpers' Ferry, behind him...and McClellan slowly following him with a much larger force. But he knew how 'cautious' McClellan was, so he took the chance and split his forces; he sent Stonewall Jackson to attack Harper's Ferry.
c. Then...a remarkable occurrence: " On the morning of September 13, the 27th Indiana rested in a meadow outside of Frederick, Maryland, which had served as the site of a Confederate camp a few days before. Sergeant John Bloss and Corporal Barton W. Mitchell found a piece of paper wrapped around three cigars.....The paper was Lee's battle plan, the splitting up of his forces! Now the Confederate plan was clear. He reportedly gloated, "Here is a paper with which if I cannot whip Bobbie Lee, I will be willing to go home."
Union troops discover Rebels' Antietam battle plan ? History.com This Day in History ? 9/13/1862
d. Antietam was not a victory for either side....but it ended Lee's plans. Three cigars saved the war for the Union. What are the odds?
6. " The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, ...fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia....Chancellorsville is known as Lee's "perfect battle."
Battle of Chancellorsville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
a. " The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to friendly fire, Confederate troops, a loss that Lee likened to "losing my right arm." Ibid.
b. Accidentally shot by his own troops. The loss of Jackson deprived Lee of one of his best generals...and might have made the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863, a very different event.
What are the odds?
The explanation of that passage is that God wanted him to notice the remarkable occurrence.
2. On his recent radio show, in honor of the Fourth of July, Michael Medved discussed his belief that God not only had a special plan for the United States of America, but that He has often played a role in our history.
The following are a few of the remarkable occurrences of which Americans should take note.
3. During Andrew Jackson's second term, he became the first President to face an assassin's bullets. January 30th, 1835, age 67, a gaunt and ill man, suffering from malaria and dysentery, carrying two bullets from disagreements that took place prior to his presidency, attended an official event. A stranger came up to him...within 6 feet, took out a small pistol...BANG! Jackson wasn't wounded! The stranger took out a second pistol and fired....BANG! Again....Jackson wasn't wounded. Jackson went on the attack shouting 'They can't kill me!'
The stranger was Richard Lawrence, a madman. But the pistols were tested by the army, and found that the firing occurred but neither charge ignited! When reloaded....they worked! What are the odds that a pistol misfires.....two pistols misfire?
Jackson, father of the modern Democrat Party....was not meant to die.
4. California is our most populous state. It's history reveals one more episode of the Hand of God in United States history. On February 2. 1848, "... the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States. The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the area that would become the states of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, as well as parts of Colorado and Wyoming. "
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ? History.com This Day in History ? 2/2/1848
The US paid $20 million to Mexico and assume up to $3 million in U.S. citizens' claims against Mexico.
a. Why is the date important?
James Marshall ) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, whose discovery of gold at Suttter's Mill, in California, on January 24, 1848 set the stage for the California Gold Rush. The result was one of the fastest migrations in history: 80,000 streamed to California in one year!
Had gold been discovered earlier....would Mexico have signed that treaty? Would the United States have grown so precipitously, an become a world power? What are the odds?
5. During the Civil War....the Battle of Antietam.
'The Army of the Potomac, under the command of George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against Robert E. Lees forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with 22,717 dead, wounded, and missing on both sides combined.
Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For comparison, the D-Day Normandy Invasion resulted in United States 6,603 casualties (1,465 killed)
D-Day Fact Sheet
a. This battle was, perhaps, more significant than Gettysburg, as Lee's plan was to attack Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and sever rail connections between the East and West. Then, he could attack anywhere in Pennsylvania, or Maryland, or Washington, D.C. This presented the hope that Britain or France would recognize the Confederacy.
b. Lee's problem was a federal garrison at Harpers' Ferry, behind him...and McClellan slowly following him with a much larger force. But he knew how 'cautious' McClellan was, so he took the chance and split his forces; he sent Stonewall Jackson to attack Harper's Ferry.
c. Then...a remarkable occurrence: " On the morning of September 13, the 27th Indiana rested in a meadow outside of Frederick, Maryland, which had served as the site of a Confederate camp a few days before. Sergeant John Bloss and Corporal Barton W. Mitchell found a piece of paper wrapped around three cigars.....The paper was Lee's battle plan, the splitting up of his forces! Now the Confederate plan was clear. He reportedly gloated, "Here is a paper with which if I cannot whip Bobbie Lee, I will be willing to go home."
Union troops discover Rebels' Antietam battle plan ? History.com This Day in History ? 9/13/1862
d. Antietam was not a victory for either side....but it ended Lee's plans. Three cigars saved the war for the Union. What are the odds?
6. " The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, ...fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia....Chancellorsville is known as Lee's "perfect battle."
Battle of Chancellorsville - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
a. " The victory, a product of Lee's audacity and Hooker's timid decision making, was tempered by heavy casualties and the mortal wounding of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson to friendly fire, Confederate troops, a loss that Lee likened to "losing my right arm." Ibid.
b. Accidentally shot by his own troops. The loss of Jackson deprived Lee of one of his best generals...and might have made the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863, a very different event.
What are the odds?
