Jo, regarding your tag line, what translation are you using for Gen. 12.3? The word “Israel” isn’t there. God was speaking to Abram, and promised him:
“And I will bless them that bless thee [sing.—Abram] and curse him that curseth thee [sing.—Abram]: and in thee [sing.—Abram] shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Since both Jews and Arabs came out of Abram, this promise no more applies to Jews than Arabs. Both are Semitic people, and it’s possible that some Jews are just as anti-Semitic as some Arabs.
One last point: who cursed Jews more than anyone else? Clue: who cursed them throughout Mt. 23? I doubt that God cursed Jesus for that, and I’m sure you agree.
Thanks for reading, and considering,
[... what translation are you using for Gen. 12.3? The word “Israel” isn’t there...]
I understand what you are trying to say and
appreciate your analysis. However, I do not
believe the “spirit” of my interpretation of
Genesis 12:3 is incorrect.
All of His Story, (past, present and future)
revolves around Israel. It behooves the
faithful to support her through prayer and
petition as they never stopped being God’s
chosen.
You said — Jo, regarding your tag line, what translation are you using for Gen. 12.3? The word “Israel” isn’t there. God was speaking to Abram, and promised him: ...
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Well, I have some experience in trying to fit something into a tagline, so I can comment (from experience, doncha know). On my tagline, I had to cut some words out and I could not quote Ann Coulter exactly as she said it... :-) ...). But, I tried...
Anyway..., it’s kinda hard to put a “commentary” into a “tagline”....
The God that is speaking to Abraham, is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (who was renamed “Israel”), and not the false god, “Allah”. And the blessings that were first spoken to Abraham were reaffirmed to Isaac and Jacob (the line of the promise), and they were not confirmed to Abraham and Ishmael...
I could go on from there, but, that’s sufficient. But, even that much — I’ll be darned if I can get that into a tagline...