Sentences with phrase «uprear upon its hills»

When reading about the birth of Jesus in Scripture, many people do not realize that Bethlehem was situated within a mile or two of the Herodium, a huge palace fortress built upon a hill for King Herod, who had set himself up as the King of the Jews.

Undoubtedly, as Joseph and Mary worked their way toward Bethlehem, their eyes looked frequently to this fortress upon a hill, reminding them of King Herod's power, glory, and might.

The church people then might become like the «city upon the hill» that can not be hidden... instead of the «candle light under the bushel basket».

The David - Zion event was also given expression in the cultus, that is, in the liturgies of the Jerusalem temple which Solomon built upon the hill of Zion.

Just before landing in the New World in 1630, John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, delivered a sermon describing what he and his fellow Puritans intended to found: «a city upon a hill.»

As followers of Christ, it is our moral responsibility to urge you to support and protect the International Affairs Budget, and avoid disproportionate cuts to these vital programs that ensure that our country continues to be the «shining city upon a hill.»

Wee shall finde that the God of IsraelI is among us, when tenn of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when hee shall make us a prayse and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantacions: the lord make it like that of New England: for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us: soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall shame the faces of many of gods worthy servants, and cause theire prayers to be turned into Cursses upon us till wee be consumed out of the good land whither wee are goeing: And to shutt upp this discourse with that exhortacion of Moses, that faithfull servant of the Lord in his last farewell to Isreall, Deut.

«We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us; so that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword through the world... till we be consumed out of the good land whither we are going.»

In the very speech in which he spoke about the «City upon a hill,» Winthrop qualified it by cautioning that «if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword throughout the world.»

But they came to see Boston as the new Jerusalem, a divinely ordained «city upon a hill,» a phrase Massachusetts Bay Colony founder John Winthrop used in a sermon at sea en route from England in 1630.

«We Will be a City Upon a Hill,» Ronald Reagan, Speech of January 25, 1974, to the First Annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

To update John Winthrop's famous line, we shall be as a laboratory upon a hill.

While traveling to settle the New World, Massachusetts Bay Colony governor and preacher John Winthrop wrote, «We shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us.»

In 1831, Joseph prophesied that «Zion shall flourish upon the hills and rejoice upon the mountains, and shall be assembled together unto the place which I have appointed».

«As followers of Christ, it is our moral responsibility to urge you to support and protect the International Affairs Budget, and avoid disproportionate cuts to these vital programs that ensure that our country continues to be the «shining city upon a hill,»» they stated.

If we are to live up to our obligations to God and our fellow man — and be the city upon a hill that Jonathan Edwards and Ronald Reagan said we must be — then the patchwork of standards currently in place can't stay the status quo.

After days of exasperation over this missing feature, I stumbled upon the hill descent control function, which did help the car hold gears longer, but only on deceleration.

So, last spring, as I chored upon the hill watching old ships in the fjord raised up and repaired and fresh logs hewn to build new knarrs, I began with some excitement - and much unexpected dread - to realize we would truly leave this Iceland.

Upon the hills the soil is in many places mossy and fit for nothing.

-- James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana, 1656 The Myth of the «City upon a Hill»: The Americanization of the Puritan Mission Misperceptions about the history, traditions, and nature of American foreign policy begin with the popular image of the Puritans who settled in New England in the 1630s.

The old town that was built upon the hills overlooks the Douro River, and the modern metropolis has a blooming nightlife and creative scene.

Two Brothers Surf Resort Perched upon a hill overlooking the gorgeous beaches of Souther Nicaragua (including Popoyo), we offer luxury and incredible amenities, more than most vacation rentals and hotels, while still keeping budget in mind.

The remains are of a 13th century castle set upon a hill towering above the city; this is one of the best examples of these castle remains that can be found around the country.

Perched upon a hill where white - washed buildings tumble colourfully down towards great hotels and soft golden sands, Oropesa has evolved from a defensive outpost against pirates, to a welcoming town with everything you need for a relaxing beach holiday.

In the glaciers receded absence, one will find that tundra has encroached upon the land — blueberries and crowberries grow rampant on the ground and upon the hills.

Sat upon a hill, this is a building straight from the pages of fantasy.

A hidden gem pitched high upon a hill south west of Marken, a small settlement in the Limpopo Province.

Kuzuko Lodge is gloriously situated high upon a hill overlooking the vast expanse of the «big 5» reserve below.

Situated upon the hills of Los Sueños Resort, this villa offers spectacular panoramic Pacific Ocean views.

Known as the «Place of Glory», Kuzuko Lodge is built high upon a hill in a private section of the northern part of the malaria - free Addo Elephant National Park.

Be it a multiplayer gathering on a Friday night, some thoughtful Joy - Con Rotation over a morning coffee, a Wizard duel while waiting for your train or an epic Sword Fight upon a hill top; show us how you're enjoying 1 -2-Switch and you could win a 1 -2-Switch party for your family and friends!

Salt and light are metaphors in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13 - 16), a passage cited by John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as he stated his intention to build «a city upon a hill.»

Because we feel strongly that government must strive much harder to be that shining city upon the hill that Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy both aspired to, we have set two timeouts on this new service.

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Not exact matches

Upon her return, Olick was reassigned to CBS» Washington bureau and the Capitol Hill beat.

On Saturday, March 26, Caspersen, a former managing director at PJT Partners» private - equity arm, Park Hill Group, was arrested at New York's LaGuardia Airport upon returning from a family vacation in Florida.

Upon the announcement of Britain's Prince Philip retiring at 95, Alessandra Malito joins Catey Hill and Quentin Fottrell to discuss the main considerations we take into account before retirement and the one key question we can all ask ourselves - should we ever really retire?

Upon his death in 1970 at the age of 87, Annie Lou Hill appointed W. Clement Stone the executive director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation.

The following remarks were delivered last night at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, DC upon reception of the Young Conservatives Coalition's annual Buckley Award.

wherefrom transplanted upon the Golgotha Hill, shall make of Its and its limbs a trancept to silhouette the twilight Friday sky for all the world to Know thus saith the Lord

Actually, I happened upon this site due to some studying I was doing regarding Mars Hill Church and Mark Driscoll.

Camus believes that the source for sane behavior is not found in unruly cities, but in the sea, the hills and in evening meditations upon natural beauty.

In the shadow of its snow - covered mountains are hundreds of arid rocky hills, where horses and cows perch as skillfully as mountain goats upon the steep slopes where people too make their homes.

Then Moses went up a hill and returned with God's word written upon stone tablets.

For every beast of the forest is mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills.

They framed prime views of the steeply raked farm fields in back of the sanctuary — one showed rows of dusty - leaved olive trees climbing a hill, the other rank upon rank of grapevines in their neat rows.

The hill that formed the backdrop for Wintbrop's speech now has a city upon it, but it bears little resemblance to his vision.

But folded into her narrative are small prose - hymns to Oxford, «an old - fashioned city, with inconvenient buildings and narrow streets...; but her foundations were set upon the holy hills and her spires touched heaven.»

«44 At the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries Americans had wavered about claiming to be a city set on a hill with the eyes of the world upon it.

It is amply documented, by Hill and others, that Acton took the side of the Protestant establishment in England, that the same establishment was fulsome in its expression of gratitude to Acton and, among other gifts, bestowed upon him the Regius professorship.