The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110662   Message #2324935
Posted By: Kent Davis
24-Apr-08 - 10:38 PM
Thread Name: BS: Theology question
Subject: RE: BS: Theology question
Little Hawk,

Neither the prophets nor the Torah claims that the Israelites were, in general, "the good guys", nor do they claim that their being chosen was a reward for their virtue.   

Their being chosen, though potentially a blessing to them, and ultimately a blessing to the whole world, often looked more like a curse. For example, consider Amos 3:1,2, "Hear this word the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: 'You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; THEREFORE I will punish you for all your sins.'"

The Koran and the Torah agree that there is one God and that He reveals Himself, in part, through the history of the children of Abraham. Both the Koran and the Prophets condemn the sins of the Israelites and also condemn the sins of the other descendants of Abraham.   

Kent