if jews are god's chosen people, why so much suffering?
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Because everyone can suffer, even the Chosen people.\n\nDivinity does not bring suffering, humanity does.
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Jews were the chosen people by God.  Thats why He sent His son down to be born into a Jewish culture.  However, when Jesus started preaching, His own people, the Jews, didn't believe He was the Messiah, God's son.  Eventually, Jesus left them and preached to the non-jews, the Gentiles.  The Gentiles that followed Him later became known as Christians, as is any person who follows in Christ's footsteps.  Now Gods chosen people is whoever decides to follow Him, they will get to Heaven, not just Jews.
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a letter by Ghandi:\n\nSeveral letters have been received by me asking me to declare my views about the Arab-Jew question in Palestine and the persecution of the Jews in Germany. It is not without hesitation that I venture to offer my views on this very difficult question.\n\nMy sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa. Some of them became life-long companions. Through these friends I came to learn much of their age-long persecution. They have been the untouchables of Christianity. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. Religious sanction has been invoked in both cases for the justification of the inhuman treatment meted out to them. Apart from the friendships, therefore, there is the more common universal reason for my sympathy for the Jews.\n\nBut my sympathy does not blind me to the requirements of justice. The cry for the national home for the Jews does not make much appeal to me. The sanction for it is sought in the Bible and the tenacity with which the Jews have hankered after return to Palestine. Why should they not, like other peoples of the earth, make that country their home where they are born and where they earn their livelihood?\n\nPalestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs. What is going on in Palestine today cannot be justified by any moral code of conduct. The mandates have no sanction but that of the last war. Surely it would be a crime against humanity to reduce the proud Arabs so that Palestine can be restored to the Jews partly or wholly as their national home.\n\nThe nobler course would be to insist on a just treatment of the Jews wherever they are born and bred. The Jews born in France are French in precisely the same sense that Christians born in France are French. If the Jews have no home but Palestine, will they relish the idea of being forced to leave the other parts of the world in which they are settled? Or do they want a double home where they can remain at will? This cry for the national home affords a colorable justification for the German expulsion of the Jews. \n\nBut the German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. The tyrants of old never went so mad as Hitler seems to have gone. And he is doing it with religious zeal. For he is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which many inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter. The crime of an obviously mad but intrepid youth is being visited upon his whole race with unbelievable ferocity. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province. \n\nBut if there can be no war against Germany, even for such a crime as is being committed against the Jews, surely there can be no alliance with Germany. How can there be alliance between a nation which claims to stand for justice and democracy and one which is the declared enemy of both? Or is England drifting towards armed dictatorship and all it means?\n\nGermany is showing to the world how efficiently violence can be worked when it is not hampered by any hypocrisy or weakness masquerading as humanitarianism. It is also showing how hideous, terrible and terrifying it looks in its nakedness.\n\nCan the Jews resist this organized and shameless persecution? Is there a way to preserve their self-respect, and not to feel helpless, neglected and forlorn? I submit there is. No person who has faith in a living God need feel helpless or forlorn. Jehovah of the Jews is a God more personal than the God of the Christians, the Musalmans or the Hindus, t
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Jesus was not killed by the Jews. He gave His life willingly as a sacrifice for sin. This was prophesied and fufilled. The Jews rejected their Messiah, yes. But this was also prophesied to happen. The Jews will be redeamed and saved in the end. This is also prophesied and illustrated in Romans. It is very important that you read 17 verses further...\n\nRomans 11:25\nFor I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.\n\nOnce the number of gentiles is come in, God will remove the blinders from Israel.\n___________________________\nSorry, I always want to make that point regarding who killed Jesus. Just want to get it straight. ;)\n\nAs to your detail, Christians should NEVER ignore the Jewish people. They should take great interest in, for example, their Seders. I even did an interesting study on it. http://tinyurl.com/nchkw\nI have always been a proSemitic. I also designed the Holyland Virtual Tour CD. I have been to Israel 3 times (working on 4) and always encourage people to tour there. You will learn so much about the Jewish people there without media bias to poison what you see. I encourage my kids to bless the Jewish people whenever they can. The Jewish people have come to realize they have only one true friend who has stood by them through thick and thin... the evangelical Christian. It perplexes them, but they appreciate it with tears. And I appreciate them and all of the incredible benefits they have developed for our world in medicine, technology and agriculture. Too many benefits to list here.
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Okay... most of the above answers are WRONG.\n\nYour question is WRONG.\n\nFirst, it's not "chosen"... \n\nSecond, it wasn't JUST THE JEWS.\n\nI am getting so tired of explaining this, but I guess I have to...\n\n"Another consequence of Hitler's ruthless dictatorship in the 1930s was the arrest of political opponents and trade unionists and others the Nazis labeled "undesirables" and "enemies of the state." While Jews were the primary target, Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, the handicapped & political dissidents were also trapped in the deadly grip of Nazi ideology.”1 Responses. German public reactions & reactions of the churches to the Nazi persecutions."\n\n"It was the explicit aim of Hitler's regime to create a European world both dominated and populated by the "Aryan" race. The Nazi machinery was dedicated to eradicating millions of people it deemed undesirable. Some people were undesirable by Nazi standards because of who they were, their genetic or cultural origins or health conditions. These included Jews, Gypsies, Poles & other Slavs, & people with physical or mental disabilities. Others were Nazi victims because of what they did. These victims of the Nazi regime were Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, the dissenting clergy, Communists, Socialists, asocials, & other political enemies."\n\n"The Nazis also persecuted authors and artists whose works they considered subversive or who were Jewish. \n\n“The remnants of the Communist and Socialist parties and members of the trade unions resisted the Nazi regime. Among the earliest victims of Nazi discrimination in Germany were political opponents--primarily Communists, Socialists, Social Democrats, and trade unionists. In 1933, the Nazis established the first concentration camp, Dachau, as a detention center for political prisoners. Especially in the early years of the Third Reich, political prisoners were a significant portion of the concentration camp inmates. At the end of July 1933, about 27,000 political prisoners were being held in concentration camps in "protective custody." During its twelve year existence, Dachau was always a camp for political prisoners. \n\nIn 1935, the Nazis intensify the persecution of political dissidents and others considered “racially inferior” including “Gypsies,” Jehovah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals. Many are sent to concentration camps."
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I don't know the real scientific answer, but I think people hate any people that survive any persecution.  They think it's sneaky, but if you want to survive, you work hard to do so!  People make Jewish people the scapegoat for all their problems.  Many Christians enjoy blaming Jews for the death of Christ, but Christ was a Jew himself - so it's quite illogical.  \n\nThey've survived the Spanish Inquisition, the Holocaust, and many years of being thrown out of various countries to this day for the simple reason that they are usually a small population and a minority religion within the region.  They keep their spirit and religion in their daily life.  They stick to their values from generation to generation.  I admire their continuity.
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slaughter of people getting blamed for bad thing happening. for example hitler blamed the jews for their problems they were having.
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Yes, there is no doubt in my mind.  Think about history.  Every nation that cursed israel  was cursed thereself. Germany is a good example. They exterminated the jews. 6 million. The truth is, Germany was doomed at the begining of world war 11. Why, because God allways protects his word. If the Jews had been exterminated off the planet, Gods word could not be fulfilled. God would not allow that. When the United States Navy was at the end of World War !! it had the biggest navy that had ever sailed in the history of mankind., Over 2000 warships.Why, figure it out yourself.It was Gods providence. The Jews are Gods choosen people.Yes, they are blinded to who there saviour is, That is in prophesy.  If you bother to read the Bible, you will learn why.God states, I will curse those that curse you, and bless those that bless you. You only have to look at the nations that have cursed them to see there end, and look at the nations that have blessed  them to see if this is true.
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Hitler first hated the Jews because he was, of course, mentally ill.  He blamed them for the defeat of WW 1, and a host of other societal ills.  Then, once he had detained the Jews in prison camps, he hated them even more because they refused to be defeated...even by death.  The following explanation says it all:\n\nIt was written by a French author, Jon DeBileda, during the latter part of the 19th Century.\n\n\n"In essence the Jewish people chuckle at all forms of anti-Semitism. Think all you want and you will not be able to find one form of brutality or strategy that has not been used in warfare against the Jewish people. I cannot be defeated, says Judaism. All that you attempt to do to me today has been attempted 3,200 years prior in Egypt. Then tried the Babylonians and Persians... Afterwards tried the Romans and then others and others....\n\nThere is no question that the Jews will outlive us all. This is an eternal people...."
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Congratulations on a great question.  As a Jew I would like the priviledge to  answer your question.  The main prayer for Judiasm says, "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One."  Jesus' believers hold to the Trinity which is, The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost which are three,  Three minus one are two, which are two too many for Jews.  I do not know a Jewish person who does not respect Jesus and his great teachings.   Thanks for acknowledging our past suffering and may God bless you.
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Its not. The thing is that Jesus Christ set a particular lifestyle one that many find hard to live. They love their sins and refuse to give them up. For this reason they resent and hate those that "preach" this. \n\nAlso some people feel that due to the way Jesus died that we are going to hate Jewish people. That's silly its completely opposite of his teachings of brotherly love. Jesus forgave those that were hurting him at that time. So I must do the same. Besides I can't hold an entire race or faith resposible for things done by specific few over 2000 years ago.
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it is so complex problem...and i think almost the terrorism in the world now comes from this problem...i live in the middle east ...and i do not understand yet why Jews have the right in the land of the Arabic people...they think God give them the land of Israel just coz you are Jews?\nwhat about the rights of the Plestine people???\ni just want to tell you before the years of 1948 before they were given the land of Plastine...the Arbic Muslem people never fight or hate jews...that is historical fact ..and the jews used to live in the Arbic countries...the Westrian World supported you in taking Plastine coz they feel sin about what they did in jews..especially after the 2end world War...sorry they sow jews as a problem in their contries so they sent you away in the Middel East...and do not care that they make the most complex and bloody problem in the human modern history...a lot of people died and suffered becuse of this great problem ..and the blood still go on here in the Middel East..\nand please some one help me really if God really gave the land of Arbic Plastine to the Isreal can any one show me the contrect or the document of buying...????? \n?but Arbic people will never forget their land...even after 100 years i will not forget my home that was taken from me...never...by the way i do not hate jews...i just live in the mad Middle East....\nNOTE:some people tell a BIG LIES here about the the Plastine`s land was empty before 1948...but the dead bodies of the innocent people who were killed by the Ireal proves that this land was not empty....and that really so silly explanation to take the land of Plastine....is that a fair law.... any one find a empty land ..just take and pertend that it was your home that God gave it to you before 4000 years...what a silly lie...
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You know, I never realized this until the last year or so, and see how old I am! A bit dense, I guess. I feel like some of this goes back to the U.S. being so Christian and religiously based. They probably feel like the Jews are still 'gods' chosen people, and want to protect and be in league with them.\nIn a way, I undestand wanting to protect helpless people. However, Israel is not a helpless country any longer, probably more powerful than a lot of other countries.
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I don't believe your "faithfulness" notion here.  Where was your god during holocaust days?\n\nYou can't tell me there weren't any god-fearing jew / people in those camps.  \n\nDon't bother with the "well well" + explanations about the permissive will or any other sort of will of god, and all the other explanations that amount to "too bad for them glad it wasn't us" rationale.\n\nAll over the world, people suffer terribly through no fault of their own.  Your god doesn't seem so faithful.  \n\nPerhaps you're simply lucky!
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No because the Jews came from a very distinct family line.  It started with Abraham and then through Jacob which God later names Israel. There were many people on the Earth when Abraham was around.
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Humans cause the suffering by turning away from god. God \ndoesn't cause the suffering.
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someone said "a true christian will not hate the Jews.they are gods chosen people" \nThen why don't you convert to Judaism, so you would be one of the chosen ones too? \nJust wondering? truly no offense is intended.