Giveth and Taketh
After the Creation, the angels approached God and asked, "Why did you decide to favor the Jews so much? They'll have a land of milk and honey, filled with dates and olives and pomegranetes. They'll have Nobel prize winners and scientists far out of proportion to their numbers."
God looked at the angels and replied, "Wait until you see their neighbors."
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After the patriarchs, God formed Israel as his people by freeing them from slavery in Egypt. He established with them the covenant of Mount Sinai and, through Moses, gave them his law so that they would recognize him and serve him as the one living and true God, the provident Father and just judge, and so that they would look for the promised Savior. (Catholic Catechism Par. 62)
Israel is the priestly people of God, "called by the name of the LORD," and "the first to hear the word of God," the people of "elder brethren" in the faith of Abraham. (Catholic Catechism Par. 63)
God looked at the angels and replied, "Wait until you see their neighbors."
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After the patriarchs, God formed Israel as his people by freeing them from slavery in Egypt. He established with them the covenant of Mount Sinai and, through Moses, gave them his law so that they would recognize him and serve him as the one living and true God, the provident Father and just judge, and so that they would look for the promised Savior. (Catholic Catechism Par. 62)
Israel is the priestly people of God, "called by the name of the LORD," and "the first to hear the word of God," the people of "elder brethren" in the faith of Abraham. (Catholic Catechism Par. 63)
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