Why Was It Necessary For God To Punish "His People" Again And Again, According To The Tora And Other Official Records?

 "Israel’s sin"

"The brief answer on the central question of this article is sin. The longer answer is found in the biblical historiography. There we read that the promise to the Israelites concerning the land was not unconditional, but depended on the obedience of the people to God’s law. Moses states it as follows in Deuteronomy 28: “If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God, then the Lord will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions […] And as the Lord took delight in doing you good and multiplying you, so the Lord will take delight in bringing ruin upon you and destroying you. And you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other” (Deuteronomy 28:58-64)."

"As early as in the time of the Judges, it went wrong. The people worshiped idols and committed all kinds of terrible sins. After a brief time of prosperity during the reign of David and Solomon, it worsened again under the successive kings of Israel and Judah."

"About the kingdom of Israel, the book of Kings has nothing positive to say. In 722 BC Samaria was conquered by the Assyrians and the ten tribes were lost up to the present day."

"The two tribes of Judah lasted 150 years longer and knew some good kings like Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, and Josiah. But the majority of the people sinned grievously against their Lord and their neighbors, despite the continuous admonitions of the prophets. God punished them to bring them to conversion, but in vain. They stuck to their own ways."  Emphasis added.

https://www.biblword.net/why-did-god-send-the-israelites-into-exile/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4bipBhCyARIsAFsieCyH4GApi2r7maMuTIq7Za_wEbd8Lq2wHng2uD8DLbr2tJlopAd1UaAkFDEALw_wcB

Thou shalt not kill

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thou_shalt_not_kill

"Thou shalt not kill You shall not murder or You shall not murder (NIV), is a moral imperative included as one of the Ten Commandments in the Torah."

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According to the, obviously, self-serving reasoning (writings) by some Israelis, God told them again and again to kill the indigenous people and their animals of lands  they planned to annex (steal), and finally did.  Why would God command of them not to kill, and then order them to kill others?  Is God a Schizophrenic?  It appears, not everything in the Bible, holds water.  Why not use this lame excuse regarding Gaza now?  Well, this story will not hold water today; people are more sophisticated these days.  Maybe their new God (USA?) has given them, this time again, the permission to torture and kill, the enemy of old, Palestine (since 1967 of late)?

 Why is it that God allowed the many, many expulsions of his people in the course of history?  Was it that his people were following his basic commandments?  One can sincerely doubt that.  Was it that his people had little regard for other people's, lives and property?  Now, maybe the temperature is getting warm.  Are there any other peoples, in this world, in modern history, that experienced this level of mistrust, resulting in expulsions? Again, one can doubt that.  Even God's commandment about holding the Sabbath holy is cunningly (in their mind) circumvented.  For example, during the yearly Tucson Jewelry Show, Jewish Jewelry stalls are closed, for business, in observance of the Sabbath, When expressing  admiration for this practice, one soon learns that their high-value items are sold by the Infidels (Christians) during the Sabbath.  How hypocritical is that?   More importantly, they are not fooling God by this maneuver.  International agreements made are routinely ignored.  How can one trust people like that?

 Does "Thou shalt not kill' apply only between Jewish people, all others are a fair game?  Maybe this is a modern Israeli interpretation?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsions_and_exoduses_of_Jews

A Jewish friend of mine, who still lives in Israel, told me some years ago, "God is using the Palestinians to punish Israel for their sins, they persist to commit."

How did this imported problem for Palestinians start?  Who were these early Zionists that garnered the British support for stealing the land of the Palestinians?

 

"As an organized nationalist movement, Zionism is generally considered to have been founded by Theodor Herzl in 1897." 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism 

 

"From 1897 to 1948, the primary goal of the Zionist Movement was to establish the basis for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and thereafter to consolidate it. In a unique variation of the principle of self-determination,"  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism#cite_note-20

 

 "In the Old Testament, it is stated that “I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the desert to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the people who live in the land, and you will drive them out before you” (Exodus, 23:31). Thus, as per the verse, the land is promised to Abraham and his descendants. Yet Arabs have countered Jewish
views of the Biblical promise, arguing that if these lands were given to Abraham, then Arabs should have the same claims for the land as they are Abraham’s sons too." Emphasis added.

https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1230263

 

In common law, when one fails to reside on one's property for a number of years, the property is lost, especially when another occupied it, during this time without challenge.  The Israelis were scattered throughout the Gentile nations.  That is, the Jews were absent from the land about 2000 years.

"After the death of Jesus, the Jews were scattered among the gentile nations (see 2 Nephi 25:15; Luke 21:24; D&C 45:18–21, 24). The scattering of the Jews is likened in scripture to a sifting, a divorce, and the sale of a man to pay his debts (see Amos 9:8–9; Isaiah 50:1)."   https://www.google.com/search?q=when+did+God+scather+the+Jews+throughout+the+ends+of+the+worls

 

 "The Norman Conquest prompted the arrival of Jews to England for the first time. William I needed to borrow large sums of money to consolidate his position as the King of England and he turned to Jewish merchants from Rouen, Normandy to provide him with this much-needed income. Lending money with interest or ‘usury’ was forbidden to Christians and considered a sin. As a result, the English king paved the way for Jewish individuals to migrate and settle across the Channel. Jews and Christians now lived alongside each other in settlements across the country."  https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/jews-in-england-1066/

 

 The undercurrents favoring a Jewish homeland, can be summed up as follows:

• Most European nations considered Jews in their lands a nuisance at best.
• The Jewish financing powers, sought after by many, played a key role.
• Jewish money was instrumental in buying special favors from those in power.

 For example, the 'Habsburger' ruling-class, to finance their wars, repeatedly borrowed money from Jewish financial sources, and so did others throughout Europe.

https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/involuntary-loans-jews-financial-backers

 

 "Upon the outbreak of World War I, political Zionism reasserted itself, and its leadership passed to Russian Jews living in England. Two such Zionists, Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow, were instrumental in obtaining the Balfour Declaration from Great Britain (November 2, 1917), which promised British support for the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine. The declaration was included in Britain’s League of Nations mandate over Palestine (1922)."  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zionism

 

An Israeli Journalist and his family, living in Israel, is now in hiding, fearing for their lives because he expressed his feelings also for the innocent children of Palestine.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMKyH4jCnTE

 

 How is it possible for some nations to support such a regime?  The world is, apparently, under the impression that this kind of conduct, by the Nazis during WWII, would never find acceptance by the nations of the world.  Apparently, Israel is getting a free ride, thanks to Western Support, however, surely the wrath of God is yet to come.

Added 10/21/2023

"In U.N. Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWaLuVQ_LCc

This is very instructive!

 

Who is Noam Chomsky? 

 

 

 Wikipedia.org

"Avram Noam Chomsky is an American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. Wikipedia

Born: December 7, 1928 (age 94 years), East Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Academic advisor: Zellig Harris

Influenced by: Ferdinand de Saussure, Alan Turing, MORE

Influenced: Steven Pinker, Edward Said, Jerry Fodor, John Backus, MORE

Notable students: Ray Jackendoff, Janet Dean Fodor, MORE

Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada, MORE"

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https://iep.utm.edu/chomsky-philosophy/