Why do Christians still use the tired explanation that "Israel sinned" for their inabiltity to take the land?

Question

None of the peoples in that Region could compete with the Romans and Greeks. It's comical to read the Bible, with all of the boasting about their mighty God, knowing that Rome is massing an unstoppable army just across the Mediterranean. It all seems so silly.

But the Israelites fell before the Romans even entered the picture. They were gone by 722 BC and kicked out of the region like no one before or since. Only Judea hung on for another 500 years.

Since no supernatural explanation is ever suggested for the fall of the other kingdom and empires in the region, isn't it just silly to attribute the inability of a small backward tribe to fend off a massive empire (several) to a few wooden idols in someone's tent or an adultery somewhere in the camp. The Romans didn't worry about nonsense like that and they kicked butt whether they were Pagan OR Christian.

So why use such a silly argument when it is so obviously false?

Christians?

Answer 1

Israel has survived other empires before by turn back to God. When they didn't with the Romans, God scattered them.

Tired explanations can still be correct even though you don't like it.

Answer 2

Crude but correct. Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 AD and sent all the jews packing. This is called the Diasporah.

Answer 3

And why did Rome fall?I suggest you read Gibbon's massive volumes on Rome.You don't know history.Many nations self-destructed because of sin/moral decay.

Answer 4

no that's what muslims say. Bible believing Christians know the prophecy.

And Einstein also said,

"There are people who say there is no God, but what makes me really angry is that they quote me for support of such views."

Answer 5

my response to you is found in the bible book of 2Timothy2:23 which states:
"...further turn down foolish and ignorant questionings,knowing they produce fights".