The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin

The election of Abram out of all the families of the earth not surprisingly would become the source of stumbling for Abram's descendants. After all, God specifically promised to bless the descendants of Abram, curse any and all who opposed them, and care for and protect Abram's seed, no wonder they thought that they were chosen because of something very special. And in time this thinking developed a mentality which led the Jew to look down upon other people. They believed that there was little if any hope for the Phoenician, Babylonian, or the Canaanite. In fact, not only was there little hope, they didn't want it any other way. One rabbi wrote that “God delights over the downfall of the godless”

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