Side Bar: America's Connections with the Hebrew Bible

​In this week’s Side Bar, we are going to expand the connections that we saw in last week’s Side Bar between America and the Hebrew Bible. Then we consider how America’s model of self-government becomes a pattern for self-government in the forever.
 
Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Last week, we made a connection between America’s Declaration of Independence and verses in the Hebrew Bible as it related to the concepts of Life, Liberty, and Happiness.  Here is that connection.

Declaration of Independence		Hebrew Bible
"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"	<  >	Life “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land…” Deu. 30:19,20   Liberty  “proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants” Lev. 25:10 “proclaim liberty to the captives” Isaiah 61:1   Happiness “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”  Proverbs 29:18

A Constitutional Republic
Another connection that we can make between America and the Hebrew Bible is that both America and Ancient Israel functioned under a system of self-government known as a constitutional republic. A constitution is a system of law the limits political power. A republic is a government that represents the people through elected representatives. We see principles of self-government that include a separation of powers, elected representation, due process of law, and a common militia.

US Constitution/Bill of Rights		Hebrew Bible
Separation of Powers Power is separated among the federal, state, and local governments. 10th Amendment to the Constitution   America also separates power through the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches of government.	< >	Separation of Powers Power is separated among the national, thousands, hundreds, and fifty governments.  Deuteronomy 17:8,9; Exodus 18:21
Elected Representation People elect representation. Article I of the Constitution	< >	Elected Representation People are to elect rulers over thousands, hundreds, and fifties. (ratified by Moses) Deuteronomy 1:13
Due Process of Law Two witnesses required. Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution   Prohibition against Attainder. Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution	< >	Due Process of Law Two or three witnesses are required. Deuteronomy 17:6   Prohibition against Attainder. Ezekiel 18:20
A Common Militia 2nd Amendment to the Constitution.	< >	A Common Militia Numbers 1:3

A Moral and Religious People
We also see this connection with a moral and religious people between America and the Hebrew Bible. Jewish rabbis and sages extrapolated 7 universal laws for a moral and religious people known as the Noahide Laws.

John Adams		Hebrew Bible/Noahide Laws
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." ​	< >	Do not worship idols: This prohibits the worship of any deity other than the One God.  Do not curse God: This prohibits blasphemy or disrespect towards God.  Do not commit murder: This prohibits the taking of human life.  Do not commit adultery or sexual immorality: This prohibits illicit sexual relations.  Do not steal: This prohibits the taking of property that does not belong to you.   Do not eat flesh torn from a living animal: This prohibits consuming meat that has been ripped from a living animal. ​  Establish courts of justice: This mandates the establishment of legal systems and procedures to ensure fairness and order.

America’s system of justice was founded on British common law and not the law code in Deuteronomy.
 

Redeemed Man
Because of Yeshua’s triumph over death, these principles of self-government for a moral and religious people will endure in eternity.
 
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Summary
In summary, America’s model for self-government looks like this –

America's Model of Self-Government

Promises Life, Liberty, and Happiness

Constitutional Republic

Seven Noahide Laws

Courts of Justice – (English Common Law)

Redeemed (Saved)

Being Judged by Your Works and Many Mansions
Many believers have the mistaken idea that heaven is a single place where every goes after they are resurrected. This is a false notion because God will separate humanity into different realms depending on the extent that they respond to His truth. We can use the three grand keys of the Gospel to demonstrate this concept.

The Spirit	The Son	The Father
Promises Life, Liberty, and Happiness	Promises Life, Liberty, and Happiness	Promises Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Constitutional Republic	Constitutional Theocracy	Constitutional Theocracy
Seven Noahide Laws ​(moral and religious)	Sinaide Laws in the Fullness of Messiah. (pure hearts and clean hands)	Davidic Laws in the Fullness of Messiah (the stature of the fullness of Messiah)
Courts of Justice – (English Common Law)	Courts in the fullness of Messiah	Courts in the Fullness of Messiah
Redeemed  ​(Saved)	Redeemed Sanctified ​(Everlasting Life)	Redeemed Sanctified Exalted (Eternal Life)
Honest	Pure	Holy

Endtime Saviors and Messianic Israel
​As you can see, there is so much of the Hebrew Bible in God's plan for man that Messianic Israel is uniquely positioned to be these 144,000 Endtime Saviors to the House of Israel!