FWIW Jonathan Edwards used that passage as an evangelical appeal.
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Our church hosted a conference put together by American Indians, I think they called it ‘First Nations’ or something like that. Representatives from several states and Canadian provinces.
At one point a speaker was talking about how missionaries would come to tribes and try to force things like dress, hymns, etc on them - ‘civilization’.
He talked specifically about a missionary in the north east that served among the tribes in that area, but in his diary referred to them as savages and such. The speaker couldn’t remember the guys name, but as a reader of Jonathan Edwards diary I knew who he was talking about and offered up his name.
Got me to thinking about Mr. Edwards. He did call them savages and many other names, yet he loved them so much and basically offered up his health and his life for them. Makes me wonder if he would have been more successful if he would have also offered up respect for them. No doubt Jonathon Edwards was incredible...