Hey Cousin!
Do you have any cousins?
If so do you like all of your
cousins?
Why not, they are your family
after all?
Israel is a nation of cousins!
Every Israeli is a cousin to every other Israeli! Except for parents and
siblings.
Think about that, the children of
Jacob (renamed Israel by JEHOVAH, Genesis 32:22-32) all had children and they
were all cousins; now about 4000 years later with millions of living Israelis
living all over the earth, every one of them is a cousin to every other one of
them! Talk about a big family!
Now they have not always been a
happy get along family, for sure. But
they are the only nation in all the earth that is made up of only family
members! That is so unique that only JEHOVAH GOD could do it!
There is an exception* (sort of);
proselytes, those who marry into a Hebrew family or convert to Judaism. These
are cousins by association, but their children become cousins by blood. The “sort
of” is the fact that JEHOVAH commanded the Hebrew people to except and
treat the alien or sojourner who dwelt
among them the same as they treated each other; and the alien or sojourner was
expected to live by the Torah.
Most of the surrounding nations of
Israel are their cousins, who are jealous of JEHOVAH GOD’s Blessings on Israel!
That was before Muhammad and the
rise of Islam in the 7th century AD.
Here is the sad part:
The Church, The Body of CHRIST has
a better claim that the Hebrews!
What claim you ask?
The claim of brotherhood!
Every Born Again Christian
(Believer, Disciple, Follower or whatever you want to call yourself) is a
brother or sister of every other Born Again Believer! (Being Born Again: John
3:1-21; being Children of GOD: John 1:12; Galatians 3:26-4:7; Romans 8:9, 16; 1
John 3:1-3).
The problem in The Church is that
we do not believe The Bible or care to practice the Commandments of JESUS!
(John 14:15-18, 15:12-17) If you are not getting everything that you ask The
Father in JESUS’ Name, maybe you should check your heart towards All your
brothers and sisters in CHRIST, no matter their denomination or affiliation! (1
Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:1-16)
*There is another exception; the
rest of Abraham’s descendants: his nephew Lot’s two sons, Moab, who fathered
the Moabites, and Ben-Ammi, who fathered the Ammonites (Genesis 19:30-38). Plus
Abraham’s son by Hagar, Ishmael, who fathered Nebajoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar (Hadad), Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah; “These
were the sons of Ishmael and these were
their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to
their nations.” (Genesis 26:13-16) Plus Esau, Jacob’s twin brother who sold his
Birthright and his sons became the nation of Edom, Esau’s son Eliphaz who fathered
Amalek who became the Amalekites. (Genesis 36:1-19). Also the descendants of
Abraham’s brothers; Nahor and Haran (Haran fathered Lot then died. Abram
married Sarai and Nahor married Milcah Genesisi 11:26-29). Isaac’s wife, Rebekah was the granddaughter of Nahor
and Milcah by their son Bethuel; her brother was Laban (Genesis 24). Laban was
the father of Rachel and Leah who became Jacob’s wives (Genesis 29) Laban had
sons (Genesis 31:1, I do not find an accounting of all of Nahor and Laban’s
sons, but they are also cousins of the children of Israel! Plus the sons of
Keturah, Abraham’s second wife, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan (the Mediates), Midian
(the Midianites), Ishbak and Shuah; Plus the sons of Abraham’s concubines
(Genesis 25:1-6).
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