Of course they are, but the Jews are still God's chosen people.
There were 12 tribes of God's chosen people. The "Jews" are of the tribe of Judah with some of the tribe of Levite mixed in. The House of Judah and the House of Israel (the 10 other tribes) split and were scattered by God. Referred to as the "10 lost tribes" the House of Israel went over the Caucasus Mountains and settled Europe, then on to England and eventually America. Many of us are those "Saxons = Isaac's sons". We also are God's chosen people and I believe that is why there is such a close affinity with the Nation (not tribe) of Israel.
Let me get this straight. Let's say you're a Christian and believe the bible. Jews are God's chosen people. Jesus, God's only son, was scorned and ultimately railroaded into crucifixtion by "God's chosen people". Then those same people denied the divinity of Jesus and today heap the most scorn on fundamentalist Christians and their "object" of worship. They also make up a large portion of the outspoken atheists- to whom God's existence is a joke. And according to the New Testament, these Chosen People don't make it to Heaven unless they sing a different tune.
You gotta be kidding me. I'm no theologist, but this is a little much for a layman to swallow. I value the Jewish community and Israel but the "chosen people" argument doesn't wash.
The Jews are not God's chosen people, Israel is God's chosen people. The Jews are only PART of Israel, 1/12 part in fact as the Jews are only those from the tribe of Judah. There are 11 more tribes. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses were not Jews they were Hebrews. Big difference. Read your history. Read 2 Kings 17 for a start.
So you might ask what happened to the other tribes and their people. The answer to that is given in Gen. 35 when Jacob is told he would become a great nation AND A COMPANY OF NATIONS.