answersLogoWhite

0

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!

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

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.


There is neither Jew or greek slave nor free male or female for you are all one in Jesus Christ what dose it mean?

This means people who are Christians (in Christ) are all equal, one person is not better than another.The Jews were Gods chosen people and as His chosen people had privileges and blessings. The Jews considered themselves to be better than the surrounding natins because they were God's chosen people.But now all who accept Christ as their saviour ( ie christians) are all equal


What does and or nominees mean?

people who are chosen people who are chosen people who are chosen


Did the Hebrews believe they were God's chosen people?

The Jews believe proudly that they are gods on chosen people, according to the bible, and Abraham is the father of the nation. _____________ Most non-Jews misunderstand the meaning of 'chosen' in reference to Jews. Chosen simply means that we Jews were chosen to keep Torah. It does not mean that we're better than other people.


What gods do Jewish believe in?

Jews believe in a single, indivisible God-creator, who had chosen the People of Israel to be its instrument upon the Earth (note that a "chosen" people does not necessarily mean "better" than anyone else), and formed a Covenant with them in exchange for their worship. It's catechism is "Hear, O Israel: the Lord is your God, the Lord is One". There are different strains of Judaism as with every major faith, but this is the basic tenets that probably everyone will agree upon.


Was Zeus mean or nice?

he was nice to his favorite people and gods and cruel to the people and gods he hated.


How could Christians kill Jews knowing that they are God's chosen people?

A:It is wrong for Christians (or anyone else) to kill people regardless of the religious beliefs of their victims. To qualify this by making the lives of some people more sacred than than the lives of others is to misunderstand the wrong that is done. Whether Jews are called 'Chosen people' in this context out of arrogance or sympathy, it does humanity a great disservice to bracket them as more deserving of life than other people. When Christians have killed Jews in the name of religion they have demonstrated a shallowness of faith and at the same time the fact that piety does not mean morality.


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.


Why do people have different kinds of gods does that mean none of them is true?

The Bible teaches that there is one true God, but that many false gods are worshipped, which the Bible identifies as demons who pretend to be gods. The fact that people worship false gods does not mean there is no true God.


What does that the gods prophecies will come to pass mean in Judaism?

The phrase "G-d's prophecies will come to pass" isn't a phrase you hear amongst Jews.


Do Jews have mass weddings?

Do you mean mass as in service? Or mass as in people?


What are people called that goes by Judaism?

If you mean "Judaism", they are known as "Jews".