Bidens rejection of these policies and actions has been clear from the beginning. That we'll forever be tied together, victorious. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial HighwayMount Vernon, Virginia 22121. She is co-author, with Robert Joustra, of How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World (Eerdmans, May 2016). And you can see the point, given that people are frequently awful, but the world is still spinning. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun . 4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. The Hamilton reference, however, is itself a reference, which quotes a prophetic promise repeated in Micah 4:4, Zechariah 3:10 and 1 Kings 5:5. Im not running for President, And then well teach them how to say goodbye, with Britain and France on the verge of war, If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on, Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. You can finally speak your mind, No, hes stepping down so he can run for President, Im stepping down. Quoting Jewish scripture to a Jewish congregation was likely meant by Washington to show that the Jewish community would be welcomed and respected on their own terms in a country where they could be full citizens. Isaiah 54:14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. We've seen a force that would shatter our nation, rather than share it. The doesnt discriminate / between the sinners and the saints construction seems drawn, with a very high sense of irony on Mirandas part, from Matthew 5:44-45: But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. Like the scripture says: / Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree / And no one shall make them afraid./ Theyll be safe in the nation weve made / I want to sit under my own vine and fig tree / A moment alone in the shade / At home in this nation weve made / One last time. 9. If we're to live up to our own time, then victory won't lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we've made. Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up.
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