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Question: "Should Christians support the nation of Israel?" Answer: Christians should definitely support the nation of Israel. We must remember that Israel,  the nation, is very special to God. We read in Deuteronomy 7:6-8 these words: "For you are a people  holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose  you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But  it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you  out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of  Egypt." God's eternal purpose is to bless the world through Israel. Already He has done so in measure, for  "salvation is from the Jews" (John 4:22), but the fullness of future blessing is indicated in the  wondrous promise of Isaiah 27:6: "In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom  and fill all the world with fruit." The declaration that "salvation is from the Jews” suggests our immeasurable debt to Israel. All that we  have worth having has come to us through the Jews. Our Bible is a Jewish Book, and our Savior is a  Jewish Savior. Let us never forget to pray for God's chosen people. It is true that Israel, today, is in  the place of rejection. The nation is a secular, unbelieving (as to the claims of Scripture and their Messiah , Jesus Christ) nation; but "…at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace" (Romans 11:5).  Some Jews are being saved and are becoming members of the body of Christ through faith in their  Messiah. Jews are, biblically speaking, the "chosen people of God" and dearly loved by Him. Another reason for  Christians to support the nation of Israel is because of the Abrahamic Covenant. We read of God’s  promise in Genesis 12:2-3, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your  name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I  will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (see also Genesis 27:29;  Numbers 24:9). One of the United States’ most worthwhile accomplishments has been its consistent regard for the plight of the Jewish nation. No nation in the history of the world has a better record of treating  individual Jews with respect than does America. The same can be said for our befriending Israel  as a nation. America has committed many sins for which we may well deserve judgment, but as  a nation, we have been a consistent friend of the Jews and the nation of Israel, as well as a benefactor.  In 1948, President Harry Truman helped persuade the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation.  Since then, the United States has contributed billions of dollars in aid to Israel. From the biblical declarations of God's love and care for His chosen people, the nation of Israel, and from the history of nations being destroyed because of their evil dealings with God's chosen people, the Jews, Christian believers should give support to the chosen people of God. This is not to say that we support necessarily the methods they use in their relationships with the Arab nations. The Bible warned that conflict would always characterize the relations between the descendents of Isaac and Ishmael. Sadly, this conflict will continue until Jesus comes back to judge the nations and sets up His 1,000-year reign of peace on earth. We must look at the "big picture” with a biblical worldview. While we do not have to support everything Israel does as a nation, we most definitely should support Israel’s right to exist. God will fulfill His promises and covenants with Israel. God still has a plan for Israel. Woe to anyone who seeks to defeat that plan; “whoever curses you I will curse” (Genesis 12:3). Recommended Resources: Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict: What the Headlines Haven't Told  You, Revised and Updated, by Michael Rydelnik. What's new on GotQuestions.org? Why did God judge the sin of Achan so severely? Who were Priscilla and Aquila? What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple? What is biblical theology? What was the "spirit of prostitution" in Hosea 4:12? Is Hosea 11:1 a Messianic prophecy? 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