Your comment on ‘abandonment’ of the Old World applies to Pilgrims, Jews and maybe a few others who are individuals, but not the broad spectrum of American ancestors. Your Isaiah citation applies in history to Holocaust Jews but not much Christians whose influence ought to be Gospel. Most immigrants settled in cities, not the wilderness aside from persecuted Mormons driven out to Utah.

These things make me think you are more romantic than historic in your ‘resettlement’ beliefs. Our government which aims at insuring national defense but equally ‘common welfare’ more aligns with Gospel, but conservatives deny the unalienable rights assurances of government for ‘life, liberty and pursuit of happiness’ from the more spiritual Declaration of Independence, not Gospel but John Locke, not religion but politics.

I agree on the inspiration of the bible as a Gideon, Christian businessman, who distributes bibles everywhere, but that Gospel is not a political statement but individual prescription for walking the ‘strait and narrow’ toward perfection exemplified by Jesus on earth. I also agree looking at todays national political machinery in the Oval and congress that people would like more attention to the bible but our government prohibits is as public policy.

Gospel is a unique individual ‘walk’ with God. And yet Gospel seems far from many politicians in public statements and citizens in their postings on mass media. Old Testament stories, not so much Parables, are in the public’s minds to guide daily living, a kind of reprobate or apostasy behavior that can be laid at the feet of our pastors and elders, incomplete and inadequate and insufficient teaching of Christ as model of behavior in everything, not so much a historic fact but current reality. But be advised, Christ told us there are 3 levels of consciousness in God-like thinking: knowledge (that is reading and remembering scripture), understanding (which comes from interacting with others to learn the meaning of printed words), and finally wisdom coming from prayer how to use Gospel. You stop at the 1st level as simply reading scripture isn’t enough to assure ‘free government’ you want.

Many people, likewise, have morals, a personal or family or group way of operating, that comes apart from religious teachings and bible. We must encourage that while embodying evangelism. My own uncle was quite a moral and ethical businessman, without effectuating any bible principles. His uncle was likewise able to argue scripture with clergy but didn’t give that understanding to his offspring and family.
So don’t pray or wish amiss, as Christ said. He told us to keep government and God apart. He said to individually live The Way. He said to speak the truth always. And he said to live ‘knowledge of the good’ (thanks to Jesuits)personally and individually. None of this means imposing our will on others replacing God’s free will. None of it is warlike, that imposes Gospel on other peoples. You get the idea.