Should Christians support the nation of Israel? | GotQuestions.org

Israel’s Special Place in God’s Purpose

Today's question is, should Christians support the nation of Israel? In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective. Then afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful resources, so stick around until the.

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Christians should definitely support the nation of Israel. We must remember that Israel, the nation, is very special to God. We read in Deuteronomy 7, verses 6 -8 these words, For you are a people holy to the Lord your God.

The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession. The Lord did not set His affection on you and chose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.

But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers that He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

God's eternal purpose is to bless the world through Israel. Already He has done so in measure, for salvation is from the Jews, John 4, verse 22. But the fullness of future blessing is indicated in the wondrous promise of Isaiah 27, verse 6.

In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit. The declaration that salvation is from the Jews suggests our immeasurable debt to Israel. All that we have worth having has come to us through the Jews.

Our Bible is a Jewish book, and our Savior is a Jewish Savior. Let us never forget to pray for God's chosen people. It is true that Israel today is in the place of rejection. The nation is a secular, unbelieving—as to the claims of Scripture and their Messiah Jesus Christ—nation.

But at the present time, there is a remnant chosen by grace, Romans 11, verse 5. Some Jews are becoming saved and are becoming members of the Body of Christ through faith in their Messiah. Jews are, biblically speaking, the chosen people of God and dearly loved by Him.

The Abrahamic Covenant and God’s Promise to Bless Nations

Another reason for Christians to support the nation of Israel is because of the Abrahamic.

Covenant.

We read of God's promise in Genesis 12, verses 2 and 3, "...I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and to whoever curses you I will curse.

And all peoples on the earth will be blessed through you.". One of the United States' most worthwhile accomplishments has been its consistent regard for the plight of the Jewish nation. No nation in the history of the world has a better record of treating individual Jews with respect than does America.

The same can be said for our befriending Israel as a nation. America has committed many sins for which we may well deserve judgment, but as a nation, we have been a consistent friend of the Jews and the nation of Israel, as well as a benefactor.

In 1948, President Harry Truman helped persuade the United Nations to recognize Israel as.

A nation.

Since then, the United States has contributed billions of dollars in aid to Israel. From the biblical declarations of God's love and care for His chosen people, the nation of Israel, and from the history of nations being destroyed because of their evil dealings with God's chosen people, the Jews, Christian believers, should give support to the chosen people of God.

Distinguishing Support for Israel from Endorsing Every Policy

This is not to say that we necessarily support the methods they use in their relationships with Arab nations. The Bible warned that conflict would always characterize the relations between the descendants of Isaac and Ishmael.

Sadly, this conflict will continue until Jesus comes back to judge the nations and set up His 1 ,000-year frame of peace on earth. We must look at the big picture with a biblical worldview. While we do not have to support everything Israel does as a nation, we most definitely should support Israel's right to exist.

God will fulfill His promises and covenants with Israel. God still has a plan for Israel. Woe to anyone who seeks to defeat that plan! Whoever curses you, I will curse! Genesis 12, verse 3. Want to learn more?

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