By now you know I enjoyed reading Timothy Ballard’s “The Washington Hypothesis.” It gave me some new insights. One particular part of the hypothesis is the reference to the Bible. When George Washington was given the Oath of Office as the new First President of the United States of America, he asked that a Bible be produced so that he could receive the Oath as a Covenant.

The man, the Mason, who ultimately presented the Bible, apparently took care to mark where George opened the Bible and placed his hand. There is only one place in the Old Testament which can be easily interpreted to be prophesying about the new Promised Land.

Such a passage is in Genesis chapter 49, which describes the lineage of Joseph as one day expanding across the ocean, or the ‘wall.’ This passage has been construed by scholars to mean the children of Israel, through Joseph, would move across a barrier to build a new posterity.

Washington specifically chose this page to lay his fingers on as he took the oath. Could this be symbolic? The astonishing answer explained by Ballard in this book, is emphatically yes! George knew through inspiration or even revelation, that this was his mission. It’s up to you to read the reasoning and make your own decision.

It’s worth the journey.