Peace be with you beloved one who have posted this important Tread to all of us. Sorry to fall away to other discussion because some us are poor to know the full truth story, for the HOLY BIBLE can also, as a figure of speech, be considered as a non-fiction story book and the author is GOD Himself, who channels through soul-man, selected from among the Jews, in order to serve only the Jews, who are called HIS chosen people always because the promise GOD made with Abraham that is for 'eternal' (while other foreigners are also welcomed to their faith according to the Old Testament declared by Moses). And also finally through a spirit-man born from among the Jews called blessed among all women, also together HE called as HIS only begotten SON, who represents and witness to the Jews first and then to the world, in the only very Living GOD's ' Fullness' and 'Likeness'.
If we learn to read the HOLY BIBLE like a human child who love to read and hear about fairy tales but yet for us a truth spiritual story and by the Help of the HOLY SPIRIT our anointing Teacher, we discover that GOD Himself will to blind HIS Good News to the Jew who were the wise and prudent to the teachings of Moses, the Priests, Pharisees, Sadducee and etc. And HE introduced HIS SON to ordinary Jews like fishermen and common laborers and even betrayers to the Jews, like tax collectors also the cheating ones, who work for the Roman Emperor.
HE also mentions prophetically that;
'HE will make Israel jealous by letting Himself be known to the Gentiles.'
'HE is a jealous GOD.'
His jealousy is for Israel first, the believing and also the unbelieving ones and then only later we the Gentiles come through them and be adopted. If one is wise, blessed by GOD of JESUS CHRIST, will know that because of GOD's Grace and Truth brought by JESUS of Nazareth justifies that the wise and prudent and also the ordinary Jews were both sinners. HE did not favor one above the other but HE decided that HIS will is that;
'HE takes the foolishness of this world in order to shame the wise.'
Historically in the Old testament there is a rerun of the same incidents with GOD and Israel. When the Jews continue in their sin even after warnings, then GOD takes action in punishing them and allow a few who are also unworthy and undeserving and also sinners, in order for them to live on to remember themselves and further warn, remind and stir up the memory of the younger and future generation, to be alert and stay awake and stay away from things that which are abomination to their GOD, which is as breaking their spiritual marriage Covenant through Moses. In HIS wrath HE causes them to lose everything, devastating them also having a number of them be taken into exile and made into slaves.
Then later HE feels pity for them and personally HE will make a way for them to be reconciled and embraces them back once again and make them a nation again. And we also know Israel at that time and at all times had many enemies who were always planing and wanting to attack them and wipe them out. But only their GOD was the I AM that I AM for them, who decided their future and none can say nor do anything about it or about them, for such will only oppose their creator who cultivated them and called them HIS children and HIS nation.
Please read the book of 'Obadiah' in the Old Testament in order to know GOD's love for them even though in the midst of HIS wrath placed upon them, even for their continuous disobedience.
Even Israel's immediate kinsmen were not spared.
Have mercy Christian or non-Christian for Israel because from the beginning they suffered imperfection under the Old Covenant of GOD's rule and we know how CHRIST as a Jew and for the Jews first, in order to accomplish the righteous requirement of the Old Covenant SPIRITUAL Law, greatly suffered obedience to all of them, daily and on the Cross , for also even our MASTER, JESUS of Nazareth said to HIS disciples written in the Gospel, who were also fellow Israelites Jews, to pray for their Israel (Israelites spiritualness heart beat does not beat individually but they all beat as 'one' as a 'religious family' oriented community, for their singular faith foundation rooted in the Teachings of GOD through Moses, even though it may seem so not to others but in their imperfection and due to their blindness to know all of it's true meanings by the will and purpose of GOD Himself then and even now, until the full number of Gentiles have come in), 'pray to GOD,'to save Israel from all of it's troubles'.
Anyone still want to say anything bad or do evil against also even the present Israel?
For such person in ignorance sadly is accumulating trouble to face GOD's chastisement and then wrath and finally judgement..
