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* * * * An anonymous reader asks:
"If God loves everyone the same, why did he make the Jews the chosen people?" Dear Reader: The first people, Adam and Eve, were Hebrew (Israelites). From that time (the beginning of the world) all the way to Noah's time, there was only one nation and all the people on the whole earth spoke the same language. There was only one language and only one speech (Genesis 11:1-9). That scripture mentions language and speech because language means the spoken word or verbal expression, and speech means a person's beliefs.
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Some people began to create different religions, believing they could go to heaven on their own power (like Satan, who said he would be just as powerful as God)! Some began to believe in cults, worshiping trees and other objects just as many people, sadly, do today. A lot of people believed there was no God and that they could rule themselves, while some even tried to build a tower to climb to the heavens!
So, God confused the world's language. The Hebrews (Israelites, Jews) were the only people who continued to follow God correctly, but any one could align themselves with the Hebrews by agreeing with and following their ways. That is why God called the Hebrews His chosen people. Not because God picked them out of a bunch of different nationalities, but because they were the only ones who continued to obey Him.
By the time of Jesus there were many different nationalities. The good news is that God made following Him easier for everyone by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to be the ultimate sacrifice. Because of Him, people no longer have to conform to a specific (Hebrew) culture or way of life. They just need to accept Jesus, God's knowledge made flesh (John 1:1, 14), as their Lord. In other words, when God is in charge of your life, you are one of His own chosen children, regardless of your race, nationality, age, culture or any other so called difference. And that is good news indeed!
God bless you, Bishop Z
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