God's Vision for Nations and Cities
If we want to understand the vision or blueprint that the Lord has for a nation (or a city) under Him, we need to read and understand the scripture from a narrative perspective. Secondly, we need to understand it in context of a father telling his son his desire for the family business rather than a boss telling the employee what to do in the business. When a father tells his son what he would like to see in the business, it usually comes with a certain level of liberty for the son to express the desire of the father and at the same time, the son usually has a desire not only to fulfill those wishes but to exceed the expectation. So, it is with both the narrative perspective and context of a father sharing his heart that we need to read the passages that describes a nation under the rulership of God. Two passages that give a good description are Isaiah 65 and Deuteronomy 28. The first passage is Isaiah 65 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will n...