Major misconception about heroes of Old Testament cleared up
Posted: October 26, 2008
4:52 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
One of the most common misconceptions some people have about the Bible is
that the Old Testament centers only on Jews and Judaism, while the New Testament
focuses on Christians and Christianity.
Many assume some of the most
well-known heroes – including Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (whose named was
changed to Israel) – were Jews or Jewish.
But when the Holy Scriptures
are read without any preconceived notions, it is impossible for those people to
have been Jews.
How can this be?
The answer is simple. Those
people were all born before a man named Judah, whose name is the origin of the
word "Jew."
This is just one of the stunning facts brought to light in "Shocked by the Bible:
The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told," the stunning new
best-seller by Joe Kovacs, the executive news editor of WND.
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"You know that chicken wings can't exist without chickens," says Kovacs.
"There's no apple cider without apples and no banana cream pie without bananas.
Thus, fundamentally, there cannot be Jews without Judah existing first. Until
there was even a person who had the name of Judah, everyone born before him
could not possibly be a Jew."
In fact, the first time the word "Jews" is
even found in Scripture is a full 12 books into the Bible.
Not only that,
at this very first mention, the Jews are found to be at war with – believe it or
not – Israel! Yes, that's correct. The Jews were at war with Israel.
That might seem a bit mind-boggling, but just like the North and South
were in conflict during the American Civil War, the Bible clearly shows that
Israel was actually battling the Jews.
"Shocked by the
Bible" has become an instant smash, skyrocketing to No. 1 in three
Bible-related categories on Amazon.com even before its official release, and hit
No. 322 among all books within 24 hours of its debut, with readers giving it
high praise.
 "Shocked by the Bible" rocketed to No. 1 in three Bible-related categories on Amazon.com even before its official release. |
It's still
ranked near the top of Amazon's Most Wished For List for all Bible-related
books. It also soared to No. 1 on the WND
Best-Seller list.
Simply put, "Shocked by the
Bible" is an educational juggernaut that not only reveals what the Bible
really says, but also what it doesn't say. It's a massive news report exposing
common misconceptions and answering questions that have endured for
centuries.