Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Chapter 6

6 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL

The Hebrew Parallels in the American Revolution

The children of Israel journeyed into Egypt as a free people. They had the favor of Pharaoh and the protection of Joseph, a Hebrew (Genesis 47). As years passed, Joseph died and the Hebrew population grew, becoming a threat to the Egyptians. To stop the threat, Pharaoh enslaved the Hebrews (Exodus 1:7-12), and they cried out to God for deliverance (Exodus 2:23-25). In comparison, by the year 1775, the colonists were crying out to God and to one another for freedom from the lion of Britain. It was Patrick Henry who cried out, "Give me liberty or give me death" (Source: Address to the House of Burgesses-March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry). The desire for independence from England welled up in the hearts of Americans. In Egypt, Pharaoh oppressed the Hebrews. In America, a tyrannical government oppressed the colonists. The British imposed the Navigation Acts, the Stamp Acts, the Townshend Duties, and the Intolerable Acts. The laws were intended to make the independent

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