While Israel are God’s chosen people and God did say :“and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Genesis 12:2-3 KJV
Cruz really stepped in it by trying to use this to promote starting a nuclear war. To avoid cursing the nation . First off , when one uses the Bible to justify a political position you must know where it comes from in context. Cruz recited a portion of the passage out of context. Carlson immediately picked up on it and called him on it. Cruz was just repeating something that someone had said.The passage nowhere says that everyone has to honor Israel’s commands just because they need your use , as a tool to be used as they see fit. Yes we should bless Israel and we should avoid cursing Israel. ,but we aren’t called to serve as they see fit upon demand. We aren’t slaves to Israel. Therefore we aren’t required to risk our nation becoming entangled in a world nuclear war just because it suits their idea of what should be done at the moment. And this goes double for those that wish for us to attack another country using the Bible as evidence.
While Israel are God’s chosen people and God did say :“and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Genesis 12:2-3 KJV
Cruz really stepped in it by trying to use this to promote starting a nuclear war. To avoid cursing the nation . First off , when one uses the Bible to justify a political position you must know where it comes from in context. Cruz recited a portion of the passage out of context. Carlson immediately picked up on it and called him on it. Cruz was just repeating something that someone had said.The passage nowhere says that everyone has to honor Israel’s commands just because they need your use , as a tool to be used as they see fit. Yes we should bless Israel and we should avoid cursing Israel. ,but we aren’t called to serve as they see fit upon demand. We aren’t slaves to Israel. Therefore we aren’t required to risk our nation becoming entangled in a world nuclear war just because it suits their idea of what should be done at the moment. And this goes double for those that wish for us to attack another country using the Bible as evidence.
Those promises were also conditional on Israel continuing to follow God's law.
There is much disagreement about eschatology among Christians.
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