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What does it mean to be the chosen people of god?
According to the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), Jews are the chosen people. In this context, 'chosen' refers to Jews having been chosen to follow the teachings of the Tanach.
Who do Jews think they are?
They don't think, they know who they are. They are the Jews, God's Chosen People!
What does it mean to say Jews are Gods Chosen People?
It means that while the Jews were in the desert, God took the holy bible, the Torah, So when God went to the Jewish people, the Jews answered, "Of course we want your holy Torah!" That's what it means to say that the Jews are God's chosen people!
Does the Jews being referenced to as the chosen people have anything with riches?
What riches? There are poor Jews, middle class Jews, upper class Jews, just like there are with ALL PEOPLE. Chosen people refers to being chosen to obey the 613 commandments of the Torah, like keeping kosher and observing the shabbat. Non-Jews have commandments too, and their own covenant with G-d. They are supposed to observe the Noachide laws.
Why are Jews known as chosen people?
See Exodus ch.19.
Why did the Jews choose Christianity?
they didn't choose christinaity. Christianity chose them. they're the chosen people. God chose the Jews to be his first people.
Why did Corrie ten Boom help the Jews?
Corrie ten Boom helped the Jews because they are God’s people, and they were being persecuted by the Nazis. The Jews, or Hebrews, were God’s chosen people.
Christianity stems in large part from?
From Judaism (as the Jews were the chosen people in the Old Testament).
What religious group believes they are God's chosen people?
Jews. Note that Christians and Moslems (at least some) believe that they have supplanted the Jews in that role.
Who were God's people?
In the Old Testament times this refers to Israel, God's chosen people. In the New Testament era, this is a reference both to the Jews, who remain God's chosen people and also to the Christians.
Why Jews are chosen people and yet being unfaithful to God?
People of all races are sinful in nature and naturally do rebel against God. It makes no difference if they are God's chosen people or not. God did not choose them because they were perfect or particularly obedient. Not all Jews are unfaithful to God, however, just as not all non-Jews follow God.
Can DNA separate the chosen Jews from the Gentiles and Pseudo-Jews?
yes, they are AnswerJews weren't chosen they were anointed and it has nothing to do with genetics.Correction:ALL Jews are chosen, however, you have to look at what chosen actually means. Chosen does not mean that Jews are better than anyone else, it simply means that Jews were chosen to keep the Torah.Now, if you want to know if there is genetic testing to confirm the origins of Jews around the world, then yes, there is. Current testing shows that the majority of Jews in Europe originated in the Middle East with minimal genetic input from Europeans.
