19 All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.”
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- To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
- ArtI.S8.C5.1 Coinage Power of Congress
Deuteronomy 25:13-16New International Version
13 Do not have two differing weights in your bag—one heavy, one light. 14 Do not have two differing measures in your house—one large, one small. 15 You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 16 For the Lord your God detests anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly.
The history of “In God We Trust” becoming the official motto of the United States spans nearly a century. Originally used on coins during the Civil War and later adopted as the official motto of the United States in 1956, the meaning of “In God We Trust” denotes that the political and economic prosperity of the nation is in God’s hands.