Page 29 - The Chosen People

17. Hoping to establish the claim he put

forth when he rebelled in heaven that the

requirements of God were unjust and

could not be obeyed, Satan worked to

discourage the people, to lower their

conception or understanding of the

character of God, and to bring their faith

into contempt. In other words, hate the

religion of Israel.

18. Yes, he did. Israel was looking for Jesus

to come as a conqueror to break the

oppressor’s power and exalt Israel to

universal dominion while they

themselves toiled under the heavy

burdens inflicted by the Rabbis. What a

paradox? They had no true conception

of Christ’s mission. Therefore, they did

not seek redemption from sin, but

deliverance from the Romans. Thus, the

way was prepared for them to reject the