Baqarah 87

87- AND WE GAVE MOSES THE BOOK AND SEND MESSENGERS AFTER HIM, AND SENT JESUS THE SON OF MARY THE CLEAR SIGNS AND SUPPORTED HIM WITH THE HOLLY SPIRIT.  WOULD EVERY TIME A MESSENGER COMES TO YOU WITH CLEAR SIGNS, YOU SHOW ARROGANCE, SOME YOU REJECT AND SOME YOU SLAY.

The Children of Israel claim to have been and still to be God’s chosen people. 

Allah the Highest told us before about the many sins of the supposedly chosen nation.  However, Allah the Highest did not leave them to go astray.  He sent Moses, peace upon him, the Torah which Allah the Highest described in the Quran as “GUIDANCE AND LIGHT”, and then He sent many prophets and messengers after him.  The last of them before Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, was Jesus the son of Mary, peace upon him.

Jesus, peace upon him, was sent with many signs and miracles.  His own virgin birth which the Jews deny is in itself a clear sign.  Jesus, peace upon him, was given many miracles, like bringing the dead back to life, feeding thousands of people with little food, healing the sick, making the shape of birds from clay then blowing into them and they became  real birds.  The Jews were often shown miracles to believe, and Allah the Highest supported Jesus, peace upon him, with many miracles as well as with the Holy Spirit.  This did not lead the Jews to believe in Jesus.

The Jews throughout their history, rejected many prophets.  They conspired to kill many of them, as they conspired to kill Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, many times, and as they conspired to kill Jesus, peace upon him.  They managed to kill others like Yahia (John the Baptist).  This has been their way throughout their history.

Change is difficult and the most important objectives for the prophets and messengers are to call people to believe in God and to induce changes in the people they are sent to.  If they are sent to believing people, we might think that their job would be easier, as they are only trying to put right the ways of people who have faith, but this was not the case with the Jews. 

Although change is difficult and can be painful to many people, yet if Faith exists, obeying Allah the Highest should be a very strong motive.  One has to question the faith, of people who consider them to have faith in God, then disobey Him and kill His prophets and messengers.

What is more, they still claim to be God’s chosen people.