Some things have to be repeated over and over.  This is one of them. Respect of persons is a sin. Racism is a sin. And for the same reasons, anti-semitism is a sin.

There are basic biblical principles that apply here.

Choices of blessing and cursing belong to God, not man.

God’s choice to bless Isaac with the Abrahamic covenant was God’s alone (Genesis 12 and 15). Human beings do not get to veto God’s choices. He also chose to make a “many nations” promise to Ishmael which has been fulfilled to this day. In this same way, God chose to bless Jacob and reject Esau. While Esau’s personal choices give human impetus, the decision to bless Jacob over Esau occurred in the sovereign mind of the Creator. The result was God’s blessing on the Israelites. And yet, over time, God dealt with each nation according to their sins.

This is God’s doing not man’s. His requirement of humanity is to treat every human being with justice (Deuteronomy 27:19) …

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