BD. BLOG. JOURNEY TO PERPLEXITYIf you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem…but what if you’re not part of the problem – then what are you?
http://iamyouasheisme.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/chosen-few/
Abraham is the patriarch to whom God makes an offer that he cannot refuse. He really can’t - declining an offer from Yahweh is not an option. Somehow, I feel that the story of Abraham and Isaac is the center of the whole convenant thing between Jehovah and the Jews. Was it really such a good deal for the Jews to be the Chosen People? It had advantages, but oy!, in the long-term? There really wasn’t a choice in the matter, maybe that’s the ultimate lesson of the story.
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For some Jews, the question of the nature of the deal they got from God rankles. “If we are the Chosen People, how could you let this happen?” Which brings up the question – Chosen for what?