Modern Israel

Modern Israel

Yes, the nation or the people which is often called the Jews has had a presence in the land called Palestine or Israel today for a long, long time.

The place has also been called Palestine but was less united under the Ottoman empire and through 17th and 18th centuries (1601–1801) was mostly Muslim due to the spread of the Muslim religion by force and often persecutions by Muslims of none Muslims.

In 1850 the population was only about 340,000. After that the population began to slowly grow. The majority in Jerusalem were Christians and Jews.

The Tanzimat reforms in 1839 of the Turks allowed people like Jews to move about with at least "the rhetorical promotion of equality of non-Muslims with Muslims on paper vs. the primacy of Muslims in practice".

During World War I the Ottoman authorities deported many Jews with foreign citizenship, while others left after they were presented with a choice of taking Ottoman citizenship or leaving Palestine. They often waited for the end of the war to return.

More and more Jews began to return during the British Mandate era period, 1919–1948, where the population almost doubled with the vast majority being Jews. These numbers were very high from 1920 until the beginning of WW II until the end.

The government

As a government Israel of ancient times has had its ups and downs. At times it walked in the way of Abraham, the man of faith and even followed Moses, the man sent by God to set them free from the bondage of Egypt.

Yet, the modern state of Israel as a matter of political policies and practices violates almost every principle of good government as taught by Moses. The same is true of Arab and Muslim governments abandoning the way of Abraham.

You may wonder how this is true since the both claim those men as their origin?

Modern Israel like many of the jews over the centuries strayed from the teaching of the prophets while imaging their righteousness and have and may bring degeneration and destruction themselves and others.

To çlaim to be a follower of Abraham or Moses while doing contrary to their teachings and ways is not only apostasy but hypocrisy. The same would be true of any religion including Modern Christians.

Being a Jew or an Israelite was never about race. From the beginning many bloodlines including the Egyptians who left Egypt with them have mixed with those who might be called the children of God. From the beginning the twelve brothers were not merely marrying their sisters and cousins.

There might be a traceable bloodline for the king, the Messiah or Christ but to be a child of God you just have to be obedient.

Being the seed of Abraham or the children of God was not merely a bloodline nor race but it was about faith or being faithful to the way taught by the prophets who explained the Covenant that was to be written in our heart and mind and we were not to make any Covenants with the gods where we go.

Unfortunately, many people who call themselves Jews or even Christians have done just that because of Sophistry. The warnings about deception is not limited to thr Old Testament but also in the New Testament.

Primary errors

One of the primary errors of societies throughout history and certainly Israel and Judea were not mounted to the error of Balaam.

The problem was and has always been the implementation of a welfare system of civil benefactors or the tables of rulers which provide gifts, gratuities and benefits through civil powers of the state.

The warnings of Scripture about these dainties of rulers was explicit concerning an appetite for such welfare because it was a snare and a trap to say nothing of the fact it would degenerate the people.

"Legal charity" eroded the "family" becoming accustomed to an appetite for benefits and fed the "sloth" and "avarice" which dimmed the eyes and seared the conscience of the people by replacing the "righteousness" of a "daily ministration" through the practice of "pure Religion" with a "public religion" of a "social welfare" through the power of the State which "exercises authority" instead of the 'fervent charity" Taught by Moses, preached by the prophets, John the Baptist, and found in the "doctrine of Jesus."

Prior error

Even before the replacement of the freewill offerings prescribed by Moses upon his living "Altars" of "adamic clay" and "living Levite stones" there was a return to the bondage of Egypt and the error of the Graven images and precept of a Golden calf which was a central bank with the issuing of unjust weights and measures.

Consitutional oversight

And then there is the matter of governmental forms stipulated in Moses' explanations of what should be layer out in a constitution if the people desire to designate an executive office such as king, president, or priminister.

There are at least five provisions that should be present in any constitution of the people for that government less the people return to a corvee system of statutory servitude to the state like the bondage of Egypt.

If we examine Deuteronomy 17 it should be evident that there should be limitations on the power of government to create institution that would undermine the liberty of the individual or tempt them to rule over their neighbors in a democracy or to engage in the covetous practices that might make them human resources and even curse children or worse cause thr children to no more ought for their parents because of a "corban" like than instituted by Herod and the [[Phariseess]).