Why is Ethnic Israel so often persecuted?

Why is Ethnic Israel so often persecuted?

Hebrew Scripture is a book of parables, as well as moral paradigms. For example, it says: “Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone”- Hosea 4: 17.
In what sense is Ephraim (a symbolic representation of the average Israelite) prone to idolatry? Well, the former verse must be interpreted in light of the historically older verse that goes on to say: “ For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and transgression is wickedness and idolatry. Because thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, therefore he hath cast away thee. .. ”- 1 Samuel 15: 23 (1599 Geneva Bible).
In other words, the allegorical truth behind the verse in Hosea 4: 17 is that Israel’s idolatry isn’t so much the worship of physical images, as it is the worship of a rebellious and transgressing personality. As attested by none other than Aaron and Moses.
As is written: “And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord [Moses] wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief ”- Exodus 32: 22, King James Version. And also says elsewhere, “ Ye have been rebellious unto the Lord, since the day that I [Moses] knew you ”- Deuteronomy 9: 24 (1599 Geneva Bible). And even the Creator seems to agree with this, when He goes on to say: “Furthermore the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people ”- Deuteronomy 9: 14 (1599 Geneva Bible).
Thus, Scripture hints at the idea that, while claiming to be God’s holy [and Torah compliant] people, most Israelites have secretly made an idol out of their rebellious and transgressing nature. In fact, Scripture hints at the fact that, it is this brazen and stubborn spirit [and not any anti-semitism] what drives the Creator to let Israel suffer pain and persecution.
As is written: «Then said the Lord unto me, “ Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet mine affection could not be toward this People: cast them out of my sight, and let them depart. And if they say unto thee, ‘Whither shall we depart? ’ then tell them, Thus saith the Lord, ‘ Such as are appointed to death, unto death: and such as are for the sword, to the sword: and such as are for the famine, to the famine: and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity’.
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord, the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear in pieces, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth to devour, and to destroy. I will scatter them also in all kingdoms of the earth… Who shall then have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall be sorry for thee? or who shall go to pray for thy peace?
Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, and gone backward: therefore will I stretch out mine hand against thee, and destroy thee: for I am weary with repenting. And I will scatter them with the fan in the gates of the earth: I have wasted, and destroyed my People, yet they would not return from their [evil] ways ”» Jeremiah 15: 1-7, 1599 Geneva Bible.

«In the eyes of the Creator, the man who [like the ancient Levites] places his faithfulness to God ahead of his faithfulness to friends, family, or tribe affiliation, is considered to have fulfilled God’s [Law] covenant. As is written: “And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one… Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy Covenant ”- Deuteronomy 33: 8-9, KJB»

A nation without God, is a nation without truth and without peace

Hebrew Scripture states the following: “Hear the word of י ה ו ה, ye children of Israel! for י ה ו ה hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land, [and what’s the result of such lack of Truth?... ] Swearing and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery! they break all bounds, and blood toucheth blood”- Hosea 4: 1-2 (JPS, 1917 Edition).
Concerning the idea of Truth, Reformed Samaritanism teaches that Truth actually is a manifestation of God’s very nature. As is written: “So that he who blesseth himself in the Earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the Earth shall swear by the God of truth … Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, Thou God of truth ”- Isaiah 65: 16, & Psalm 31: 6 (JPS, 1917 Edition).
Therefore, it can be properly said that truth has a life of its own (independent of it’s surrounding context). In other words, “The Truth, is the Truth”-- regardless of whether such Truth is attributed to a real character, or to an imaginary one; to a reliable source, or to an unreliable source; to a power group we happen to admire, or to one we happen to hate.
And since God is truth, whenever a nation abandons God, truth disappears from it’s midst-- people get disconnected from reality (from the common sense notion of “sowing and reaping”, “cause and effect”, “action, and reaction”), exalting instead deception, vanity, and wishful thinking. As a result, vice and corruption flourish; strife increases; peace disappears, and social unrest ends up tearing the Nation apart.
May the Creator turns us back to the Light of Truth and common sense, making good upon us the verses that go on to say: “ The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined… O send out Thy light and Thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy mountain, and to Thy dwelling-places”- Isaiah 9: 1, & Psalm 43: 3 (JPS, 1917 Edition). Amen.

“Truth is like good medicine: at first, it has a bitter taste; But in the end, it brings sweet healing”