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like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i've looked over, and i've seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i'm happy tonight. i'm not worried about anything. i'm not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. >> dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he w...

Is with us this morning. Joe . Rev, i just wanted to talk about that remarkable, that remarkable speech in memphis before we launch into politics and all the other issues of this day. On that day, the night before Martin Luther King was shot, he talks about going to the mountaintop and seeing the other side. Of course, using just an extraordinary reference from The Old Testament where god says to moses, go up and see the land that i have prepared for the children of israel. Talk about that night. Talk about that legacy. Talk about what it means for all of us today. Well, i think that, clearly,...

'Testament: The Story of Moses' has come at a time when a war is being fought and people are being killed on the very lands that Moses journeyed towards. It has a similar story that inspired 'The Ten Commandments'. After killing a cruel Egyptian taskmaster, Moses goes on a self-imposed exile and travels to the Red Sea, where Yahweh, the Hebrew God contacts him for the first time.

The Balfour Declaration marked the beginning of his lifelong commitment to the return of Jews to Palestine and the establishment of Israel, writes Bongani Ngqulunga.

Is with us this morning. joe? >> rev, i just wanted to talk about that remarkable, that remarkable speech in memphis before we launch into politics and all the other issues of this day. on that day, the night before martin luther king was shot, he talks about going to the mountaintop and seeing the other side. of course, using just an extraordinary reference from the old testament where god says to moses, "go up and see the land that i have prepared for the children of israel." talk about that night. talk about that legacy. talk about what it means for all of us today. >> well, i think that, c...