What is up with these Christians supporting gay marriage? If you're gay then stop being gay and stop eating da poo poo or be celibate. If you support gay marriage then don't call yourself a Christian. Simple as.
If the Jews, Indians, Muslims, whatever, want others to like them then maybe they should share the bounty with the rest of us. They hoard and only share with their family and tribe. King David did this well and is why his soldiers so willingly fought for him. He knew how to share the spoil. David killing his own soldier to steal his wife is why God turned Israel against him, otherwise he was a great General.
This is how you avoid getting kicked out of countries or God turning others hearts against you.
Also taxes didn't exist until Jesus' time. Tax is the opposite of sharing the spoil.
You would only tax your enemies, so what does that say about our politicians?
Israelite can be anyone that God chooses I think. The Israelites got conquered a lot too and mixed with others genetically many times. So it might not be genetic unless you wanna talk 0.1 percentages.
Israelites were conquered 6 major times. Only 2 tribes survived most of it, the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. Ashkenaz can be closest link to King Solomon allegedly, so current Ashkenaz are from tribe of Judah. The Benjaminites are basically rapists so maybe the war is Judah vs Benjaminites (pharisees).
Egyptian Enslavement (circa 1523–1313 BCE)
Jacob’s descendants settled in Egypt due to famine
Eventually enslaved by Pharaoh for ~400 years
Assyrian Conquest (722 BCE)
The Northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) was conquered by Assyria
Ten tribes were exiled and lost to history (often called the “Lost Tribes”)
Babylonian Conquest (586 BCE)
The Southern Kingdom of Judah was conquered by Babylon
Jerusalem and the First Temple were destroyed
Jews were exiled to Babylon for 70 years
Persian Rule (538 BCE onward)
Persia conquered Babylon
Jews were allowed to return and rebuild the Second Temple
Greek Influence and Oppression (332–140 BCE)
Alexander the Great’s empire brought Hellenistic culture
Antiochus IV imposed harsh decrees, leading to the Maccabean revolt
Roman Conquest (63 BCE onward)
Romans captured Jerusalem
In 70 CE, they destroyed the Second Temple
In 135 CE, Jews were exiled after the Bar Kokhba revolt
Diaspora and Later Exiles
Jews were scattered across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
Faced persecution during the Crusades, Inquisition, pogroms, and the Holocaust
Technically it's never mentioned if Job is an Israelite or not. That's a great book to learn how God thinks and tests us.
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