These are notes I took from a presentation a week ago last Saturday by Bruce H Porter titled: National Convenient. http://www.undercovenant.com/

Genesis 49: is the reference of God’s convenient with Israel.

– Pilgrims that came to America identified themselves as the new Israel.
– Samuel Suel said “We’re laying the foundation of the new Jerusalem.
– Native Americans are Israel unawares.
– Diary of Christopher Columbus reports of being visited by an angel and that God inspired him.
– Battle of Bunker hill = in 1776 Washington wanted to fight the British and didn’t realize that while they were in Boston they were very well fortified and the American would have been slaughtered. The British mysterious left and the American army was preserved. There were three miracles that occurred at that battle.
1. Knox delivered cannons when they didn’t think they would arrive in time.
2. Night before a thick fog drops down in the bay permitting Washington’s army to get out of their trap.
3. A hurricane level winds blew through the harbor throwing the British fleet away from the Americans preventing their attack.
– Washington was not successful because of his skills as a General he was successful because God blessed his efforts.

Washington date of becoming president: April 30, 1789
– Washington asked for a bible so he could give his oath to God.
– He began the tradition of adding “so help me God” to the oath.
– Kisses the bible when he is done.
– Had is hand on Gen 49
– Call the Americans present to make a convenient between God and America.
– Leads assembly of visitors to St. Paul’s chapel and this is where the frist congress meeting is in the church.

Letters between Jefferson and Adams. They were friends once, became enemies and friends again. In their letters they discussed the problems of Christianity. They didn’t like the theology that anyone who didn’t know Christ was doomed.