Bible Question: So basically, are you saying that God created "people" and the separation of Jew and Gentile came after sin and destruction and new beginning, after the flood, being every nation coming from the 3 sons of Noah? |
Bible Answer: The only time that we know for certain God created people was in the beginning with Adam and Eve. As far as we can tell, everyone else was born in the traditional manner, inlcuding all those who lived after the flood. So I guess within that context, the answer to your question is Yes, all people on earth came from the 3 sons of Noah. But in answer to your question about Jews and Gentiles, No, prejudice between these two groups didn't arise until after the establishment of Israel as a nation. Sometime between then and the coming of Christ, they had built up a tremendous amount of jealousy for their God and didn't want to share Him with the rest of the world. As a matter of fact, it looks as though the Jews were completely satisfied with keeping Christianity to themselves until the persecution forced them to flee. That and the advent of Paul as an Apostle seems to be the only reason Christianity spread to the rest of the world. God made this very plain in Acts 10, that He wanted the whole world to partake of the gift of salvation as provided in the Lord's Last Will and Testament. Two major events in this Chapter 10 support this view: the Holy Spirit's baptism of Corneilus and his household AND Peter's vision. You still haven't stated what exactly are you looking for ultimately with this discussion. Could you elaborate? God bless. --Rowdy |