Epigraph:
“(37) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
they that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee,
how often would I have gathered thy children together,
even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,
and ye would not!
–Matthew 23:37 KJV
“(19) I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live;”
–Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV