Posted on 05/17/2011 8:06:47 AM PDT by Kaslin
And that makes a lot of people jealous, then resentful, then angry, then murderous. People with a sense of inferiority (like a significant proportion of the Muslim populace) would rather blame Others than themselves.
The Jews are not a race; there are Jews of every race.
Then why the emphasis on genealogies in the Bible?
Maybe it’s more of a family than a race. Racially what is the difference between an Arab and an ethnic Jew?
Goldberg, the representative of the Jewish people on earth, wanted to meet the boss.
The arrangements were made, and Goldberg was soon ushered into the Gates of Heaven. He was expected. After a short delay, he was brought into the office.
Goldberg said, Hello, I am Goldberg, the representative of the Jewish people on earth. They have sent me here to see YOU.
The Boss responded, Yes, Mr. Goldberg, what can I do for You?
Goldberg approached HIM. You see, they wanted me to ask you if it is true, the we Jews are the chosen people?
The Boss said loud and clear, YES Mr. Goldberg YOU are the chosen people.
Goldberg hesitated a moment, but then spoke.
Well could you do us a favor? Woud you mind choosing somebody else for a change?
Maybe there really isn’t a ‘chosen people’, and this concept is man-made?
Chosen, yes. But.... chosen for what?
Not only that, but the Christian view of the Jews as chosen people is much different than the Jewish view of chosen people.
In fairness.. and this really must be applied here.. the Eastern religions like Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism (as much as that is a philosophy/religion) have no beef with the Jews
In fact in those religions (that cumulatively claim 2 billion+ adherents) don’t spend any/very much time thinking about the Jews
This unhealthy Jewish obsession is strictly a Christian/Islamic phenomenon
:)
LOL! I've heard this before, but it's still funny.
“Then why the emphasis on genealogies in the Bible?”
There are certain promises and obligations of each tribe. For example, Levites and, as a subset, the Cohenim, have an obligation to serve in the Temple. This is a paternal-line obligation.
Similarly, from the line (of most recently) David comes the Messiah.
I have heard it expressed that “converts” are not actually “converts” but Jewish people born to other families, for whatever reason. The deal was struck at Mt. Sinai with all future, present, and past Jewish souls.
Hmmm...
We are a Tribe.
> Then why the emphasis on genealogies in the Bible?
In the genealogy of Jesus are Rahab of Jericho and Naomi the Moabitess, neither of which were ethnic Jews.
Are the Jews the chosen people? Of course. But there can be long arguments about the purpose for which they were chosen.
So how would you respond specifically to Prager’s assertion:
The Jews are not a race; there are Jews of every race.
Nor was Ruth.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
“Chosen” does not mean “favored” or “better” or anything other than “chosen”
A child is chosen to be “it” in tag. Being chosen to be “it” is not fun or better is “it”?
I was always taught that G-d looked around the world for the least of the peoples of the world -— the people who were nothing special — not tall and fierce like Vikings or Nairobi tribesmen, not anything -— and “chose” this completely insignificant people to give evidence of His greatness.
Romans 9: 6b - 8: “not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 8 In other words, it is not the children by physical descent who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.”
Vv. 30 - 32: “30 What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. 32 Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone.
It seems there is a physical Israel and a spiritual Israel.
Having been in Hong Kong and Japan, they do seem to like Jewish people because we are “also” an ancient people.
I get credibility in Hong Kong just by being Jewish; probably the only place in the world.
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