JDetermineTruth ministries has posted the second livestream where Rob Dalrymple and I discuss the second Jewish/Christian Zionist myth about Israel/Palestine: “The Bible Literally Predicts Israel’s Reestablishment in the Promised Land.”
David Ben-Gurion was modern Israel’s first Prime Minister. He oversaw the Israeli conduct throughout the Zionist-Arab war of 1947-49.
At one point, Ben-Gurion commented that Israel’s war against the Palestinians and the suurrounding Arab states was the best modern commentary on the Old Testament book of Joshua, given Joshua’s penchant for commanding Israel to commit genocide against the local Canaanites.
Similar appeals to a literal Old Testament precedent for Israel’s behavior today appears in the numerous comparisons made by Israeli leaders between the Old Testament Amalekites and the Palestinian residents of Gaza.
In other words, numerous Israeli leaders have justified their calls for the elimination of all those living in Gaza because God had once told ancient Israel to wipe the Amalekites off the map.
The mildest thing one can say about such readings is that it is Bible-abuse of the highest order. More accurately, such deliberately malicious misreadings weaponize the Old Testament to justifiy modern day genocide. Something no right thinking person–much less any Christian–can possibly approve of, much less applaud.
To listen to episode two of my discussion with Rob Dalrymple, click here.
