What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- History is portrayed as God revealing His power by destroying what humans have built.
- In plain terms
- History shows God shaking and destroying everything humans build that He did not plant.
- What can you take from it?
- History is often a process of destruction by a higher power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What role does fate play in history?
- What is truly planted?
Another view
Attributing history to divine will may ignore human agency and complexity.
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