In spite of all of Israel’s, Judah’s, and Jerusalem’s rebellion against the God who made them into a people and a nation, God still intended to keep His promises to them. While God allowed them to suffer for a while, it was a suffering intended to further God’s plan to bring about salvation.

Memorial Day was set aside as a time for Americans to honor those who have fallen in service to our great nation. This year, however, I propose that we remember something else as well: who we were as a nation that we thought such a memorial important.