The Most Persecuted People

It is believed and has been said that "The Jewish People Are The Most Persecuted People In The World." Each year prior to Israel's Independence Day, they remember the fallen of Israel whether to war or terror on a day called The Day Of Remembrance. As of May 2017: 23,544 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives, 3,117 civilians have lost their lives due to terrorism, Israel has 9,157 bereaved parents, 4,881 widows, 1,843 orphans and 100,000 have been wounded.

Possibly you might be thinking, "How could all of this have happened?" I believe there are three primary reasons for the reality of these startling statistics. Our Jehovah God chose Abraham and his descendants to be His Covenant People. In Genesis 17:19 God said to Abraham, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bare you a son, and you will call him Isaac. 'I well establish My Covenant with him as an everlasting Covenant for his descendants after him.'" Why have the Jews been persecuted? Those who serve false gods cannot accept that The Word of The One True God says that the Jews are "God's Chosen People."

Then there is the continuing issue of the land of Israel. Again, Jehovah God spoke to Abraham and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the River of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates." (Genesis 15:18) God gave to His Covenant People all of current day Israel, Judea and Samaria and almost the entirety of the Middle East. Once again, there are those who cannot accept the truth of God's Word and resort to terror attacks attempting to eliminate the land of Israel and the Jewish people.

Lastly, persecution comes to the Jewish people because of their own disobedience and unbelief. At Mt. Sinai, Jehovah God enacted His Covenant with His people by presenting through Moses the Ten Commandments and numerous other laws. In Exodus 24:7 God's people responded and said, "We will do everything The Lord has said; we will obey." However, God's people do not always keep this commitment and God has called them, "A stiff - necked people." Even Moses could not enter the Holy Land because of disobedience.

What is your reaction to such a message? Do you want to help? Let me recommend a ministry called Bridges For Peace who functions to help the Jewish People in many areas including to bring comfort to those who mourn in Zion. Isaiah 40:1-2. (The Bridges For Peace web site is: www.bfpusa.org)

You Will Be Blessed As You Bless Israel,

Frank