Pastor Morgan reflects on Thomas Hooker’s Deuteronomy sermon naming him ‘Father of Democracy’
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Teaching Pastor Robert J. Morgan breaks down the history of 17th-century preacher Thomas Hooker and his sermon that shaped America as we know it in a new episode of Fox Nation’s '100 Bible Verses That Made America.'
Hooker and his congregation migrated south, after facing scrutiny for his Puritan beliefs, on May 31, 1638, to establish the Connecticut-based city of Hartford. There, he famously preached a sermon known as Deuteronomy 1:13 which was considered one of the most important messages in New England history. "Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you," the sermon read.More Related News