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Bible Note: Darcy, please understand that I am not contradicting Scripture. Rather I understand what Scripture says about Israel and IT'S NOT what too many study Bible’s foot-notes say under some verses by overlooking the rest of Scripture. What DOES Scripture ACTUALLY say about the “blessing” you referred to? That “Blessing” first showed up in Genesis 12:2-3. In Genesis 17 NOTE the conditions about God “letting in those not of Abraham’s seed”. Can you think of any “who are not directly of Abraham’s seed, that call themselves “Jews”? Check out Genesis 9:27 and you will discover a clue. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in Shem’s tent. Note one descendant of Japheth in Gen. 10:3 was Ashkenaz. Now, Darcy, tell me where you think the MAJORITY of the present day rulers of Israel claim as they descended from. Yup. Every reputable Jewish Encyclopedia, (written by Jews for Jews) will declare the same truth. One such Encyclopedia quotes it this way, “Ashkenez – a people traced back (Gen 10:3 1 Chron 1:6) through Gomer to Noah’s third son, Jaheth.” Members of MY OWN personal family claim this is the reason they are Jews. I desperately love my family, I long for them to experience ALL that Christ has purchased for them too. They are “converts to Judiasm". Now IF the apple of God’s eye includes anyone “born” Jewish PLUS any converts than Liz Taylor and Saammy Davis Jr. are exactly that. They became as much a convert as the "origin" of the vast majority of today’s Israel. Notice what Jesus said to His “fellow Jews” in John 8:37:. “I KNOW YOU ARE descendants from Abraham.” BUT THEN JESUS said to those same Jews (Verse 39b) “IF YOU WERE Abraham’s children, you would do as Abraham did.” Verse 44 “YOU ARE OF YOUR FATHER THE DEVIL.” (I wonder if this statement ties in with John's in Revelation 2:9 "...those who claim to be Jews when they are so, but only a synagogue of Satan.") Paul reiterates this eternal truth in throughout many of his epistles. Looking at the Galatians 3 should suffice, because it brings us back to where it all started. Verse 8 says, “So you see, the REAL descendants of Abraham are the men of faith. The WHOLE chapter, actually the whole book, pinpoints the essence of this discussion. Verse 16 - “Now the promises were made to Abraham and his seed. It DOES NOT SAY to your seeds, in the plural, but in the singular, “and to your SEED, that is Christ.” Verse 26- 28 “For in Christ Jesus YOU ARE ALL sons of God through faith. ….There is NO ROOM for Jew etc. for in union with Christ Jesus your are all one. Verse 29 “And IF you belong to Christ, then YOU are TRUE descendents of Abraham …’ There is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO many verses in the NEW Testament that cancel the OLD's concept of Israel. Blessings to you – Taleb |