THE RELATION BETWEEN CHRISTIAN AND ISRAEL
Exo 19::5-6Exo 19:5 Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people,
Exo 19:6 a people dedicated to me alone, and
you will serve me as priests."
Lately there are two points of view about Israel among Christian in the world.
1. They who curse Israel for what they have done along the time,
especially when they attacked Lebanon.
2. They that support Israel to act blindly although in fact Israel kills so many civilians.
1. They who curse Israel for what they have done along the time,
especially when they attacked Lebanon.
2. They that support Israel to act blindly although in fact Israel kills so many civilians.
Generally Christian in the world feels tied with Israel. It is because the God of Christian that is Jesus Christ comes from Israel, and the Holy Bible (Old Testament) same with the Israelite's Holy Bible. More over the prophets, even the ancestor are acknowledged come from Israel.
Actually if we look at the history of Israelite in the Bible, many times God said that this nation is a stubborn nation. Israel is a nation, which always leaves YHWH and worship to other nation's gods. Many times God punished this nation and the last this nation finally scattered over the earth.
The question is, has God who always fulfil His promise & fulfil
His Word leaves Israel? Has YHWH cancel His choice upon this nation?
His Word leaves Israel? Has YHWH cancel His choice upon this nation?
No. God never withdraws His Words about Israel. That this nation is the 'chosen nation' looks at
God never replaces Israelites with other nation in this world. They are God's chosen nation still, even God presence in this earth and incarnated become human which was born among Israelites.
God never replaces Israelites with other nation in this world. They are God's chosen nation still, even God presence in this earth and incarnated become human which was born among Israelites.
For God's anger is so deep, so this nation become the most suffering nation on this earth. Since long time ago they had been chased, exiled and even been killed by other nations. But what the other nations did was God's arm lengthen to punish His chosen nation.
When we read from the Bible, we see that God used other nations to punish Israel, but God also used His strong hands to punish the nations who trouble Israel. Even the coming back of Israel from the North and the independence of Israel had been written in the Bible.
More Paul affirmed that Israel is God's chosen race/ nation still.
Rom 11:1
" I ask, then: Did God reject his own people? Certainly not! I myself am an Israelite,
a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.'
And be continued in Rom 11:28 - 29
Rom 11:28 Because they reject the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for the sake of you Gentiles. But because of God's choice, they are his friends because of their ancestors.
Rom 11:29 For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses.
Rom 11:28 Because they reject the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for the sake of you Gentiles. But because of God's choice, they are his friends because of their ancestors.
Rom 11:29 For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses.
For the Gospel They are God's enemy because of you, but for about a choice they are God's beloved because of their ancestor. For God doesn't regret His grace and His calling. God never cancel His choice upon Israel and if God never cancel His choice do we dare to curse God's chosen race? Do we better than Israel?
God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blessesDon't our daily life behaviour just same with Israelite behaviour? Although God has helped us several times, we are still grumbling when the help or something that we are expected doesn't appear/ come.
Although God had shown miraculous things several times in our life, but we are still keep grumbling, we often forget to thank God & thank for all of His blesses that had been given to us. We always ask more bless to God?
So what is the difference between us and the Israelites? OK, we feel better than them because we have Jesus who they don't admit in. Then, is our daily lives reflect the life as Jesus follower?
With the same religion/ Christian fellows we often quarrelling, let alone with people with different religion. Is that the life that Jesus had taught to us? Remember Jesus said " Many are called less are chosen ".
With the same religion/ Christian fellows we often quarrelling, let alone with people with different religion. Is that the life that Jesus had taught to us? Remember Jesus said " Many are called less are chosen ".
Bro, let see you. Do we better than the Israelites? The author doesn't want to defend the Israelite. The author doesn't like how the Israelite overcome their problems i.e. by bombing to act blindly instead. But the author knows that this nation is God's chosen race. They have God to whom we worship too.
And their God which is also our God is not a dead or deaf God, NO!! Our God is the Living God. He always pays attention to this nation. So, do we deserve to act representing God and curse His chosen nation? By doing that means that we want to say that we are greater then God,
We want to say that God is dead already and does nothing to Israel............how great is your mind. Have you observed your own life/ behaviour? Do you have a proper life before the God of Israel?
The author sees among Christian in Indonesia recently become a 'later in day-heroes', because they are afraid to be tortured/ threatened by the 'daughter of the slave woman'.
They always a follower to curse Israel, whereas they shut up their mouth when their own brother in faith or Indonesian fellow who live near them, their church been burnt, closed, the community been oppressed even more been killed.
They always a follower to curse Israel, whereas they shut up their mouth when their own brother in faith or Indonesian fellow who live near them, their church been burnt, closed, the community been oppressed even more been killed.
HI! YOU WHO CURSE ISRAEL, YOUR BROTHER IN NATION BEEN OPRESSED YOU JUST KEEP SILENT. HOW POSSIBLE YOU LOVE OTHER NATION THAT YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE,
WHILE YOUR OWN NATION, YOUR BROTHER IN FAITH, YOU DO NOT DEFEND THEM AT ALL....... OR YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT INDONESIAN ANYMORE? GO FAR AWAY FROM THIS COUNTRY YOU BOOTLICKERS!!!
WHILE YOUR OWN NATION, YOUR BROTHER IN FAITH, YOU DO NOT DEFEND THEM AT ALL....... OR YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NOT INDONESIAN ANYMORE? GO FAR AWAY FROM THIS COUNTRY YOU BOOTLICKERS!!!
In my opinion we don't need to take sides or curse the Israelites. Let God works. Remember, HE is God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Even there are some blogs and Christian sites blame the Bible by declaring that the people who defend Israelite usually bring Rome verses, well ...... if it so you do bring what kind of Bible?
Are you realizing what the Word say we should do it? Is there verse in the Bible says to curse Israel? Cursing Israel? We may not curse people instead (That's why we become 'a cursed nation' because we love to curse and curse).
Brothers, don't try to tease God's chosen nation, let's pray Israel will not attack any nation to act blindly, we pray to God to ask FATHER to handle His obstinate son. If it’s needed we pray and fast to God to change the heart of Israel's leaders. In my opinion, we don't need to take sides or curse Israel. Let God works. Remember Him, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The most important thing is putting your brother in faith first, your nation fellows, country fellows, and stay in earth Indonesia fellow. We don't need to curse other nations which we don't know well.
Amen
Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
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