WHY DO THE NATIONS HATE ISRAEL?
THE NATIONS HATE GOD There is a very simple explanation to this question. The nations hate God. Because they hate God, they also hate his word, the Bible, and his people, the Jews. After all, there is nothing quite so upsetting to the Postmodern ear, as to hear of a universal standard of truth or a "chosen people." But perhaps the real focus of this great and ancient hatred is God’s Messiah. The term "Messiah" is simply the Hebrew word for "Christ." This hatred comes out clearly as we read the rest of Psalm 2. It says: "The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One [Messiah]. ‘Let us break their chains,’ they say, ‘and throw off their fetters.’ The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them." (Ps. 2:2-3). The world wants nothing to do with the fetters of Israel, or of God’s word. Yes, the nations hate God, and they hate Israel. But primarily, they hate the Messiah. This is the problem with the restored Israel. It reminds godless nations that there is a God and that his prophetic word has come true. It reminds them that God has installed his Messiah on Zion’s holy hill (Ps. 2:.6). In this Psalm, God even calls him "my Son" (2:6). Israel reminds the sinful world of God’s rule, and of his laws. People today hate these ideas. Thus we see that anti-Semitism, at its heart, is anti-God, anti-Bible, and antichrist.
The modern secular land of Israel isn’t the concentrated chosen nation of the times of the Psalms — it embraces non-Jews without even asking them to accommodate to Jewish customs. But even the Jewish element in it, and its Zionist hope to one day be that biblical land again, is enough to raise Islamic ire. And there are theological disputes between Judeo-Christianity and Islam over the meaning of Israeli holy sites, which even alone would guarantee squabbles.
Actually, the Term Messiah, or more correctly, Moshiach is NOT Hebrew for “Christ”. There is no word for “Christ” in Hebrew, simply because Jews do not believe in a “Christ”.
In Hebrew, the term specifically means “anointed” one, as in a king. All of the kings of Israel were all anointed with oil. The term Moshiach, refers to a king of Israel.
In Jewish scripture, the Moshiah is NOT a deity, nor is he or her ( it could also be a female- as Queen Esther and her Uncle Mordechi were both Moshiahs of their day), a manifestation of HaShem in flesh. Such a concept is considered pagan idolatry, the worst of abominations in HaShem’s eyes.
The Moshiah who is to fulfill the prophecies, and they are only coming to pass in this current time, is a Rabbi and king. However, it must be noted that there is a Tzadik in every generation that could be a Moshiach.
Moshiach ben Dovid, a descendant of King David, of the tribe of Judah, is the one who will come to power at the End of Days. He will defeat the armies of Gog U Mogog and will save the Jewish people and Israel. He will rebuild the Temple, gather the Jews from exile to Israel and rule by Torah. He will, as a Rabbi, lead the Jewish people and the righteous gentiles into the Redemption.
As for why the world hates Jews is simply because of jealousy. The Jewish people refuse to give up who they are to become like the rest of the world, and that greatly angers them. Ishmael was extremely jealous of Israel, and hated him. Essav hated Israel. Both have harmed and continue to harm Am Israel, which is why HaShem will bring his wrath against them. And if you follow the signs of the ancient Hebrew Niviim, it has already started to happen.
It would have been be wiser of the nations to remember HaShem’s promise to Avraham in Bereshit, (Genesis) Chapter 12:1-3:
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you”