Does anyone believe Genesis 12:3: God will curse or bless anyone depending on how they treat the Jews?

Question

There are a lot of Anti-semites and i am just curious.

Answer 1

I believe the Holy Bible!

Answer 2

ABRAHAM, a mythological hero or a true prophet? How important is the answer to that question? According to Bible chronology, Abraham lived some 4,000 years ago. Some may therefore reason, ‘What difference does it make whether he really existed or not?’

Well, half the world’s population belong to religions that claim to believe in Abraham. The 1988 Britannica Book of the Year lists 32.9 percent of the world as Christian, 17.2 percent Muslim, and 0.4 percent Jewish, and Abraham is a prominent figure in all three of these religions. Surely, sincere believers from these faiths should want to make sure that what they have been taught about Abraham is the truth. Even those who belong to other religions or those who profess no religion at all should be interested. Why?

Because the Bible says that Abraham was a prophet. (Genesis 20:7) That is a Biblical word used to describe a spokesman of God with a message for other humans. If Abraham was a true prophet, all stand to benefit. Why? Because the message he received contained good news for all mankind. (Galatians 3:8) According to the Bible, God promised Abraham: “All the families of the ground will certainly bless themselves by means of you.” Genesis 12:3.

That is a staggering promise, and Abraham heard it uttered on at least two other occasions. (Genesis 18:18; 22:18) In order to fulfill it, God will even resurrect from the dead representatives of families that have died out. Life for such resurrected ones will truly be a blessing, since most of them will come back to an earthly situation resembling the Paradise that man originally lost. Thereafter, they will be taught how to gain the blessing of everlasting life. Genesis 2:8, 9, 15-17; 3:17-23.

If, on the other hand, Abraham were just a mythological character, there would be no basis for believing the marvelous promise he received. Furthermore, if Bible promises cannot be relied upon, some might argue for devoting themselves entirely to the pleasures of the present life. As one of the early Christians wrote: “If the dead are not to be raised up, ‘let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die.’

Answer 3

Well if you just look at other things that are written in the Bible...take for instance 1) that God would gather the Jewish people back to their homeland (1948), 2) that a baby would be born in Bethlehem who would be bruised and pierced but no bones would be broken, which was a part of the ritual of the Crucifixion (Jesus) 3) that the sons of Abraham would be at war with each other until the end of time (today's muslims and Israelites) I would say it is in the BEST interest of America to take Genesis 12:3 VERY seriously!! These are just a few of THOUSANDS of things that were written in the Bible thousands of years ago and we are living in a time to witness, what I feel to be, the most important of them coming to pass before our very eyes! 24/7 on the news we see EXACTLY what the Bible said would happen so why would Genesis 12:3 be any different. Either all of it is true or none of it is true. There are many good books out there about Biblical prophecies, just remember to read them with the Bible as the standard.

Answer 4

Yes, I believe the bible. God also asked Christians to pray for peace in Jerusalem and to protect the Jews. They are his chosen people and he has a plan for them. When you talk about curses and blessings, though do you mean in this life or the next? The way I see it, God has punished or blessed a group of people for how they treated the Jews, on this earth.

Answer 5

I believe the words of the Bible. I do believe that we will be curse by God if we treat the Jews the wrong way and I also believe that we can be bless if we treat them the right way. They are God 's chosen people and we should all treat each other the way we want to be treated.

Answer 6

While the nation of Israel is in rebellion against God, they are still His people. Some day He will bring them back to themselves. The US has supported Israel long before they were an nation again in 1948, and I believe that this country is obviously blessed because if it.

Answer 7

I believe that statement is talking about how God will bless or curse those who bless or curse Abraham, not "the Jews"

Answer 8

Those words for for the people of those times.Even the promise was not for us, but the children of Israel(Jacob).Peoples that have existed 2000bc(circa)-1500bc(circa).Because in about 1500bc, Moses(pbuh) lead the children of Israel out of Egypt and they were the ones talked about in the bible.But they were not jews.Jews did not exist till after Moses(pbuh).To me, they are the progeny of Abraham(pbuh).They were the ones to inherit the land.Not the jews of now at all and not us.For the jews that live today are supposed to believe in jesus and the prophet Muhammad(pbuh).To the point, they don't obey GOD.SALAM!!

Answer 9

Absolutely, God said, that settles it. Look at history of all the nations that have cursed the Jews, and where they are today. Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Rome, Germany, and the Soviet Union.

Answer 10

Jesus was a Jew. Christians are people who believe in just one version of the Jewish faith. The whole point is we are all of the same blood and we must treat each other with kindness.

Answer 11

I believe that used to be the case, that is, until the Jews broke the covenant by not accepting and helping to kill Christ (the Messiah that was sent to them). Not only that, but Jesus said "I bring you the new way, the old ways are gone", so that verse no longer applies.