The root of humanity

[Wretched_one]

Do you think Israel and within Israel more specifically Abraham are the root of the tree of humanity? And hence the root had to make more sacrifices and they also gave the religion to the rest.

 

[Pfaffenhoffen]

Do you think Israel and within Israel more specifically Abraham are the root of the tree of humanity? And hence the root had to make more sacrifices and they also gave the religion to the rest.

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[DaveBj]

That question does not make any sense. Abraham was not “within Israel;” Israel (and other nations) came from Abraham.

 

[jcrichton]

Do you think Israel and within Israel more specifically Abraham are the root of the tree of humanity? And hence the root had to make more sacrifices and they also gave the religion to the rest.

…the issue is not that of ethnicity/race… there was a man named Abram whom Yahweh God visited and as He changed his name to Abraham (father of many nations) God made him a Promise (in him He would bless all the nations of the world); this Promise came as a Covenant where Yahweh God would Be Abraham’s God and from Abraham God would bring forth a nation (blood relations) and many nations (spiritual children); the Promised was passed to Issaac, whom God deemed the firstborn son of Abraham; then it was passed to Jacob (whom God renamed Israel), again selected by God as the firstborn; the Promised was passed to Joseph’s son Ephraim… eventually that Promise was known to have come in the Flesh as the Word Incarnate.

It was revealed to Moses that God would bring forth a Prophet, in the likes of Moses, in Whom the Gentiles would place their Hope… so yes, as Scriptures say “Salvation comes from the Jews.” (St. John 4:22)

St. Paul speaks on this exact issue on Romans 9:1 through 11:32–its quick but fascinating reading!

Maran atha!

Angel