If my people...
America's propensity to see
ourselves as God's new chosen nation has often led us to claim scripture
directed at Israel (or Judah) as promises for ourselves. While such
thinking generally makes me squirm, I can re-apply such interpretations
to see how they apply to the modern world. Granted, such direct
application is woefully historically inaccurate and the nationalistic
(and narcissistic) assumption that the good ole US of A has magically
replaced Israel as God's chosen people seemingly ignores the