Why was America blessed above all the nations of the world?
America was blessed above all the nations because the Word of God was committed to it. For nearly 200 years, America rested on the Bible. Its forefathers were believers of this Book and acknowledged that the nation operated on its principles.
Les teaches that America was blessed above all the nations of the world for the last 200 years because the Word of God was committed to them. Up until the last 50 years, America rested on this Book. He explains that all our forefathers were believers of this Book; they might not have been what we would call born again Christians, but they were men enough to admit that America operated on the principles of this Book. Les parallels this to Israel's blessing: they had the Word of God. He describes the Jews as a privileged people who could literally feast on the Word of God at the table. He then refers to the Gentile woman in Matthew who recognized the children's bread and asked for crumbs from the Master's table, showing that Jesus could heal a Gentile if He wanted, but He was under the sovereign agreement with Israel and Abraham and the covenant promises, and could not bore out grace to Gentiles until Israel had every opportunity to hear the offer of the King and the Kingdom. When they rejected it, God turns to the Gentile world.