If Jews are Gods chosen people then how come they couldn't recognize Gods son Jesus and had him killed?

Answer 1

They were Gods chosen people, but after they refused jesus, they are not his chosen people anymore, but believers in christ all over the world are God's people now.

Answer 2

First....I wish you would all take a break on this "chosen people" stuff....or at least use it in the way it was intended. God offered his Torah to all the nations of the world....it was the Jews who chose to follow and obey the Torah. They were "chosen" by God to spread His word in the world. It DOES NOT mean that the Jews are superior, special or better than anyone else. Second...it was the Romans who crucified Jesus; crucifixion was the standard Roman method of that day. Not only Jesus was crucified, but thousands of others were as well. Please try to understand....Jews do not think of Jesus as anything but a man who existed about 2000 years ago. To the Jews of the time, he seemed like a liberal who was going against the establishment and we all know that the establishment, whenever it is, doesn't like rebellion. This kind of thing just spreads more unnecessary bad feelings and what does it accomplish?

Answer 3

Jews didnt kill Jesus, the Romans did. And the reason why they are the "chosen" people was bc no one else accepted. They were the only ones.

Answer 4

Because Jesus did not satisfy their rules for a messiah. The century after Jesus was a very harsh one for the Jews, and he clearly did not deliver them from bondage. If he was really an all powerful God, why not free his chosen people while he was here?

Answer 5

The Jews had absolutely nothing to do with the death of Jesus. The Jews didn't like him because he claimed to be the messiah , but they had nothing to do with his execution .
He was executed , legally according to Roman law , by the Romans . His crime was that he went around claiming to have powers greater than the Emperor .
Any one else that made such a claim would have been executed also. Jesus claimed to be god's son , he had no proof of it , not even a tiny shread of evidence .

Answer 6

Because Judaism does not recognize a Creator that has children in a literal sense.

God does not say He will send a 'son' either in Jewish scripture.

Probably because the Abrahamic God does not approve of human sacrifice for sins.

Answer 7

. whatever.

[edit] oops, sorry, now I'm back. First: you don't understand what "chosen" in Judaism means, do you?

Historically, it goes back to Abraham. Abraham lived in a world steeped in idolatry, which he concluded was contradicted by the reality of design in nature.
So Abraham came to a belief in God, and took upon himself the mission of teaching others of the monotheistic ideal. Abraham was even willing to suffer persecution for his beliefs. After years of enormous effort, dedication and a willingness to accept the responsibility to be God's representative in this world, God chose Abraham and his descendents to be the teachers of this monotheistic message.
In other words it is not so much that God chose the Jews; it is more accurate that the Jews (through Abraham) chose God.
Choseness was not part of God's "original plan." Initially all of humanity was to serve the role of God's messengers, but after the fall of Adam, humanity lost that privilege, and it was open for grabs. Only Abraham chose to take the mantel. If others would have (and they were offered the choice), they too would have joined in this special covenant which was sealed upon the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
If a privilege is offered to everyone willing to pay the necessary price, nobody can protest that those willing to make the extra effort are being shown favoritism. For example: It is reasonable that an employee who agrees to work overtime, attend training seminars, and manage special projects, should be entitled to a performance bonus -- particularly if each employee was given the same opportunity.
The essence of being chosen means responsibility. It is a responsibility to change the world -- not by converting everyone to Judaism, but by living as a model community upheld by ethics, morals and beliefs of one God. In that way, we can influence the rest of mankind, a "light unto the nations" (Isaiah 42:6).


Second: The Jewish people did not "have Jesus killed", that would be the Romans.

Third: We don't recognize Jesus as a messiah because he did *not* fulfill many of the prophecies that are **absolutely required** for anyone to be so considered.

Answer 8

Im not a jew,but hebrew israelite..But u said it right.."gods son JC" He is the son of gods,not God..Israel is the "only begotten son" God is referring to..But u have to know ur OT and believe and follow it to understand that..Jews arent Gods chosen people either..u dont hear about 'jews' until the NT..JC life story is just like anyother god u may have heard about,they share the same story.They so called had him killed because he was speaking words against the God of Israel,working on the sabbath,saying things like..I know u heard to do this,but i say...such and such..Basically saying God may have said to do this but i say this..So,if anything,they knew the truth,and this JC was turning the God of Israels people away..Shalom

Answer 9

The Jews did recognize Jesus (See the New Testament definition of what a Jew is....Romans, chapter 9)

Answer 10

Maybe they did recognize him- but they recognized him as a farce. Maybe the followers of Jesus have it all wrong?
Given that every word that was ever written about Jesus was written generations AFTER his death- your knowledge of what really happened is nothing more than hearsay.

You might need to question your beliefs a bit. (or, is that difficult for you?)

Answer 11

Because He didn't come as they wanted Him to. They wanted a messiah that would rule the world and drive out the Romans. That wasn't what He came for the first time.

But not all Jews rejected Him. All of the apostles were Jewish. The first Christian churches were formed of Jewish believers. Finally, it was also in prophecy that He would be rejected by His own people.