Being Against the Jews

All forms of racism are sin. God created all of us in His image, and we are to love each other as God loves each of us. We are not to be prejudiced against any group of people. However, there is one form of racism that is worse than the rest. When we are against the Jews, we are going against God's chosen people. We call that type of racism "antisemitism." It has been around a long time, and it will continue until Jesus comes back.

Haman was a advisor to the king of Persia, who hated Mordecai, Esther's uncle, who would not bow down to him. In fact, he hated all Jews and created a plot to kill all of them in the Persian empire by a decree of the king. His plan was exposed by Esther. (Esther 8:3) So Esther spoke to the king, fell at his feet, wept, and pleaded for his compassion to avert the evil scheme of Haman against the Jews. She was successful, and the Jews were saved.

God made an eternal covenant with Abraham and his descendants. In Genesis 12:3 God promised He would bless those who bless them and curse those who curse them. As you can see, if a person is against the Jews, God will curse him. That is a serious consequence of antisemitism. We need to do just the opposite and bless them, so God can bless us.

Also, Psalm 122:6 commands us to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem." We should be praying for Jerusalem and for Israel all of the time. The end of that verse says, "May they prosper who love you." The Bible is clear, isn't it? We need to listen to the Lord and do whatever we can to bless the Jews and see peace for Jerusalem.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Esther 9-10 and Job 1.