How are Christians to “provoke them (Jews) to Jealousy”?

How are Christians to “provoke them (Jews) to Jealousy”?
  In Derek Prince’s insightful book “The Key to the Middle East” " he offers a great answer on how we can accomplish the bewildering statement in Romans 11:11- “provoke them (Jews) to jealousy”.
  On page 118, Prince declares Christians must accept responsibility for their past anti-semitism. It is ungodly for us today to simply dismiss the horror of supposed Christian behavior done in the past by stating, “if we were present at the times of any historic Christian antisemitism, we would not have participated in their abominations!” Dr. Prince offers Jesus’ rebuke of the religious leaders of His day in Matthew 23:29-31 who argued the same:
29.Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous,
30.And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31.Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
 
  Prince writes, “The very fact that these religious people disclaimed responsibility for the crimes committed by their forefathers against the prophets constituted an acknowledgement that they were indeed the descendants of those who had killed the prophets.” In other words, Prince believes that Jesus’ words in verse 31 directed to the religious leaders: “children of them killed the prophets” is evidence that Jesus believed they at least bore some responsibility for the murder of the prophets by their ancestors.  
  Because the religious leaders of Matthew 23 were called hypocrites by Jesus, they were hell-bound (Mat23:15). For this reason, it is very possible that no repentance for the murder of the prophets by their ancestors had ever taken place—which if true, would have been the reason Jesus accused them. Therefore, if Jesus’ accusations against these hypocrites occurred within the 3rd or 4th generation of the murder of the prophets (Deut5:9), this may been another reason Jesus held them responsible.
  Prince continues: “I believe the same principle applies to the crimes committed by the Church against the Jews. We cannot claim to be part of the Church and, at the same time, disclaim responsibility for the way the Church has treated the Jews. After all, in God’s sight, there is only one Church.” “We cannot claim inheritance in the good that has come down to us through the Church and yet, at the same time, disassociate ourselves from the evil. In particular, we must accept our share of the responsibility for Christian antisemitism, and then do everything in our power to rectify this terrible situation.”
  On page 121, he writes, “all Christians today of non-Jewish background are confronted with two questions that cannot be evaded: First, what can we do to repay our spiritual debt to the Jewish people? And second, how can we—to some extent, at least---make amends for all the evil done to the Jewish people for centuries in the name of Christianity?”
  Although different from repentance, the Scripture does instruct us to make restitution* (shalam) for past wrongs. Today’s authentic Church--that has repented--for historic antisemitism cannot be held responsible for any past sin because of Christ’s work on the Cross. However, for sake of “provoking the Jews to jealousy” (Rom11:11), it is necessary that the contemporary Church offer restitution for what happened in the past to restore relationship with the Jew.
  On page 121, Derek Prince offers four action items that are apropos for today:  1.to praise; 2.to proclaim; 3.to pray, and 4.to comfort. In the following tidbits, we will address each one; but in this tidbit, we have time for only the first.  
1.To praise.
-Jeremiah 31:7-8 (NAS)
7.For thus says the Lord, “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, And shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise and say, ‘O Lord, save Your people, The remnant of Israel.’
8.“Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great company, they will return here.                                 
  This passage refers to the latter day. The following three points inform us to whom we are to direct our attention when obeying Jeremiah 31:7-8:
           i.the remnant of Israel
           ii.I will gather them from the north, and remote parts of the earth
           iii.A great company, they will return here
Because these three statements refer to God bringing Israel back into the land in the latter day---obviously, the passage must refer to Israel, i.e.the Jew.
  Next, this passage teaches five things that Christians today ought to do, i.e.how we are to act toward Israel:
           i.To sing with joy
           ii.to shout
           iii.to proclaim
           iv.to praise
           v.to pray/say
i.The word “sing aloud” (ranan) means to cry out, to creak, to shout (Strong’s). The word “gladness”** is the Hebrew word used in the Jewish celebration “Simchah Torah” where they practice rejoicing over the law, i.e.the Word of God. Jews dance around the synagogue carrying the scrolls of the Bible singing and shouting. I have had the privilege to participate in a ‘Simchah Torah’ celebration, and the rabbi allowed me to carry the scrolls—all I could think was: “Don’t trip!” But more importantly, I still weep to this day when recalling that my Lord Jesus celebrated ‘Simchah Torah’ 2000 years ago!! Nevertheless, the context of Jeremiah 31:7-8 instructs Christians to celebrate Israel by singing and shouting FOR Jacob, i.e. Israel, i.e.the Jew!! I wonder how many contemporary Christians obey this command?
ii.The Hebrew word for “shout” is tsahal ***. It is another word meaning to shout FOR Israel. Incredibly, notice where we are to “shout”? Among the nations! How many contemporary Christians shout FOR Israel in front of the nations?
iii.The word “proclaim” also means ‘publish’. I wonder how many Christians are speaking out or writing/publishing in favor of Israel?
iv.The word for “praise” in verse 7 is the Hebrew word ‘halal’****. One definition is to be clamorously foolish in the dance. It means to flail arms, to kick legs, to shout, to run. It is the most emotional of all the Hebrew words used to describe praise and worship to God!  Incredibly, according to Jeremiah 31:7--- we are to use this same word, i.e.behavior…on Israel!!
I wonder how many Christians are praising Israel using this word?
 
v.Say/pray. Jeremiah 31:7,8 declare we are to “say, O Lord, save thy people!” Lastly, I wonder how many contemporary Christians are crying out: “O Lord, save Israel”?
 
  In spite of these clear instructions in Jeremiah 31:7,8 on how Christians are to behave toward Israel, i.e.the Jew, tragically, in these days, too many Christians have “departed from the faith” (1Tim4:1), i.e.rejected THIS (Jer31:7,8) word of God! How’s that? Far too many churches either ignore Israel/the Jew altogether or what’s worse, follow the world to the streets to protest God’s people!
 
Is there any wonder why Jews have NOT been “provoked to jealousy”(Rom11:11)?
 
In conclusion, although Jeremiah 31:7-8 addresses three out of the four words (1.to praise; 2.to proclaim; 3.to pray,) I plan to offer even more scripture to teach Christians how to treat Jews/Israel!
 
 
* restitution- is shâlam, shaw-lam´; a prim. root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); fig. to be (caus. make) completed; by impl. to be friendly; by extens. to reciprocate (in various applications):—make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace (-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper (-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely
                                                           -Strong’s
(Ex22:3,5-6,12)
** simchâh, sim-khaw´; from 8056; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival):—× exceeding (-ly), gladness, joy (-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice (-ing).
 
*** tsâhal, tsaw-hal´; a prim. root; to gleam, i.e. (fig.) be cheerful; by transf. to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions):—bellow, cry aloud (out), lift up, neigh, rejoice, make to shine, shout.
 
**** haw-lal´; a prim. root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causat. to celebrate; also to stultify:—(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool (-ish, -ly), glory, give [light], be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, [sing, be worthy of] praise, rage, renowned, shine.
  
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