Patriots not only possess the combination of vision and understanding of man and God,
but also a passion for patriotism.
Theirs was a patriotic fervor for the sake of the nation which they wanted to be in right relationship to God.
They could foresee the inevitable consequences of rebellion against God's will for the nation of which
they were part, and loyally warned their native land.
To them, religion and nationalism were inseparable!
Robert Browning wrote of the land under whose blue skies his happiest years were spent: "Open my heart and you will see Graved inside it - Italy".
If we could have opened the hearts of those noble prophets of Israel,
we could have found graven in them - Canaan.
Their conviction was that Israel was especially chosen by God for a great destiny, with the land of Canaan as their divinely chosen habitation.
If we could fully appreciate their prophecies, we must in some measure see
the romance and riches of Canaan through their eyes.
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