Summary: The same God who worked in Biblical history was at work in the founding of America, as told in the new film, The American Miracle: Our Nation is No Accident.
Then take care lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Deuteronomy 6:12
Nations Born Out of Oppression
Are there similarities between the nation of Israel and America? Both were born out of oppression by another country. For Israel, it was the bondage of slavery in Egypt. And for America, it was the bondage of England’s tyranny.
And both Israel and America looked to God for their deliverance. At Mount Sinai, Moses was commanded by God to tell Pharaoh to let his people go, and it took 10 plagues before Pharaoh reluctantly gave them their freedom.
For Americans, the Declaration of Independence was declared on July 4, 1776:
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The Founding Fathers continued to express their complaints to King George and the world, listing a long series of grievances.
The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
It would take eight long years before the American Revolution came to an end and the thirteen colonies saw peace. This peace would eventually bring the colonies together at Independence Hall in Philadelphia to construct a document that would unite all people into one nation through what we know today as the Constitution.
The Bible tells us that the Lord is involved in the rise and fall of nations.
He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; – Daniel 2:21 (ESV)
The American Miracle: Our Nation is No Accident recounts the forgotten story of America’s birth and highlights God’s Providential hand in the process. Additionally, the Founding Fathers saw similarities between the nation of Israel and the founding of the United States of America.
The Motto: Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God
In 1776, as a member of the committee tasked with developing America’s Great Seal, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the seal should include imagery from the Biblical story of the Exodus. It would have Moses standing on the shore and extending his Hand over the sea, thereby causing the same to overwhelm Pharaoh.
There wasn’t an actual sketch of Franklin’s seal, but in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in July 1856, the above drawing was made by Benson J. Losing. Thomas Jefferson’s edit of Franklin’s design was recommended by the first committee for the reverse side of the Great Seal:
“Pharaoh sitting in an open Chariot, a Crown on his head and a Sword in his hand, passing through the divided Waters of the Red Sea in Pursuit of the Israelites: Rays from a Pillar of Fire in the Cloud, expressive of the divine Presence and Command, beaming on Moses who stands on the shore and extending his hand over the Sea causes it to overwhelm Pharaoh. Motto: Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God.”
Jefferson’s own thought for the Great Seal was the children of Israel in the wilderness, led by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Ultimately, the ideas of Franklin and Jefferson were not incorporated in the final design.
SAVE THE DATE
The production experience of The American Miracle: Our Nation Is No Accident from our new Heroic Pictures division was truly incredible. The way God’s provision opened up locations and opportunities were evident throughout the process. Watch this video explaining some of the experience and to get inspired about what is coming soon.
Tickets go on sale next Friday May 2, 2025. This film will be in over 1,000 theaters nationwide on June 9, 10, 11th. We look forward to sharing this with our nation in preparation of its 250th Anniversary. Keep thinking!
TOP PHOTO: Crossing of the Delaware. (credit: 185, Emanuel Leutze)
