There are so many races why was he specifically chosen to be a Jew instead of black, asian, or something? Just curious...
2007-03-08 11:08:33 · 14 answers · asked by gujisekidul 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Book was about the Jews and Jesus was there for the purpose made for the Jews only. Just as Mohammed was a Muslim born for the purpose of the Muslim religion. Martin Luther King was an African American born for the purpose of elevating the status of his fellow African into the world of equality among men that share the same breath of life on earth.
2007-03-08 11:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God needed to have his son become a human so that he (Jesus) could sacrifice his own life in exchange for the lives of all humanity to attain perfection which was lost with Adam and Eve. One reason he might have chosen the Jews to carry this seed for the birth was their meticulous record keeping which was needed to foretell and chronicle the event of the birth of this Messiah. It all started with Abraham being so righteous as to God considering him a true friend and thus picking his seed to deliver the Messiah. God needed a lineage for the birth of his son. The Jews were picked and subsequently rejected the Christ (messiah Jesus) which provided the means for the ransom sacrifice which allows us a hope for eternal life in Gods kingdom here on earth.
2007-03-08 19:39:06 · answer #2 · answered by J.W. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jewish are God's Chosen People! The Messiah was to be a descendant of King David, which Jesus also was through Joseph.
2007-03-08 19:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of an Asian in the biblical sense...He was born a Jew because all of his ancestors were Jewish...and being that he was born in Bethlehem (that may be spelled wrong) then he was technically Arab. He was not black because at the time, the blacks were in Africa (also including Egypt).
2007-03-08 19:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by mrb1017 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Natural selection, the Jews are the masterminds behind the idea of a god don't be a fool and fall prey to their trickery. Just look at the jobs they hold and that is a good example of the power they created long ago
2007-03-08 19:15:50 · answer #5 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order for Jesus to be significant, i.e. "Christ", he had to be born into a particular religious tradition. It was Jewish "prophecies" he was reputed to have fulfilled. If he'd been born in Macedonia or Carthage, he'd have to have conformed to THEIR expectations. If he'd moved TO Judea, the locals would have said, "Who is THIS guy?" (Hmm, they said something like that anyway.) Even God would not be able to convince anyone of his identity if he didn't address the religious traditions of his environment. He simply wouldn't be believed.
So if "Jesus" had been born in India, he'd be a Hindu or Buddhist. (Some people think he actually was.) If he'd been born in Mexico, he might have been a Toltec or a Mayan. And if he'd been born in central Africa, he'd be black and raised in the local Animist tradition. Pick a spot.
2007-03-08 19:29:07 · answer #6 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That he was born a Jew is just a coincidence , and since he did began the Christian religion it was befitting to his birth position .
2007-03-08 19:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by young old man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Jewish are God's chosen people. Jesus also had a Jewish mother
2007-03-08 19:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was born a black Jew, and he died that way also.
2007-03-08 19:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by Jedi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God chose one man (Abraham) to be an example to us on how to live.
God made promises to Abraham that his descendants would be an example to the world. One of those promises was that God would send us a Savior as one of his descendants.
That promise was Jesus.
2007-03-08 20:46:26 · answer #10 · answered by tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋