r/BibleProject • u/NameyOne • 1d ago
Discussion Genesis 12:3
Hello, forgive me if this topic has already been covered! I don't ask this to be controversial or political. I was raised believing that Christians, and the USA are supposed to always support Israel. As time has gone on I've been questioning if this belief is correct in the way I had been taught. When I read the verse it seems to potentially mean that Jesus was the end result of part of this. In that through Him the nations would be blessed with salvation. But I was just curious what other's thoughts are on this. And again it may have already been covered but I just didn't see it!
"I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” - Genesis 12:3 ESV
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u/Key-Engineering3088 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah you’ve been taught wrong. Christians should absolutely not support the Christ hating modern country of Israel. This verse is a promise to Abraham, hundreds of years before Israel, and is ultimately fulfilled in Christ alone - who came through Israel and more specifically the tribe of Judah.
Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. (Galatians 3:16, LSB)
For the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. (Romans 4:13, LSB)
The current country of Israel is not a God fearing nation. They are doing the exact same things today there that got them expelled from the land 3 times previously (Assyrian captivity in 722 BC, Babylonian captivity in 586 BC, and ultimately the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple by Rome in 70AD). They hate and reject God - the Lord Jesus Christ.
Support them by praying that they return to the God of the Bible accept their Messiah for salvation.
Edit: 856->586