Plucking the Eagle's Wings

Plucking the Eagle's Wings

minded colonists submit to the king. George III wrote to Lord North, Prime Minister of Great Britain, "The dye is cast ... the Colonies must either submit or triumph." In Egypt, God sent Moses to tell Pharaoh, "Let my people go,, (Exodus 5:1). When the British were pressuring the colonists, Puritan ministers began preaching a message of liberty and freedom from Britain. Colonists were told to protect their right to participate in their government. Soon the king dispatched troops to Boston, the seat of American patriotism, to suppress rebellion in the colonies. The king denied representation of the colonists in Parliament. In response to Moses' proclamation, "Let my people go," Pharaoh heaped more burdens upon the Hebrews. He felt that he could suppress their spirits and cause them to forget their desire to leave Egypt. In a similar fashion, the king believed that he could force the colonists into subjection. In both Egypt and America, the tyrants were wrong! In March of 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred. In December of 1773, Boston colonists, dressed like Indians, raided British ships and dumped expensive tea into the harbor. This Boston Tea Party became a triggering point for the war. The colonists believed that God had brought them into their Promised Land, and now a new Pharaoh named King George III oppressed them like the Hebrews in Egypt. Moses and Aaron faced the leader of the strongest nation on earth and, with God's help, saw a great deliverance. One of the Founders suggested that our national seal depict Israel crossing the Red Sea and Pharaoh being drowned in the waters. Here, another prophetic parallel unfolds. Just as Israel was delivered from Egypt during Passover, America initiated her liberation

during the same Jewish feast of Passover! America and the Passover Connection

"And thus you shall eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the Lord's Passover." (Exodus 12:11) As noted in this book, many important events in America's history have coincided with Jewish festivals and special days in Hebrew history. One such parallel involves the creation of the Minutemen. As

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