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Do Muslims believe God gave up on the Jews and adopted them as His new people?

I had a Muslim friend once (Sunni) who said that they believed the Jews continued to mess up and disobey God so much that God finally gave up on them, and went to a new people (Ishmael's descendants) 'a people who would actually obey Him'.

But I tried googling this and haven't found any mention of such. Does anybody have any info on this with links? I'm sort of writing something on this.

Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The Bibles DOES NOT indicate this at all. When Christ died, he died for ALL men . Look up Haggar and Ishmael in the Genesis. Look at how they describe Ishmael. But nonetheless, Jesus came to pay the price for all men. And by the way Muslims do not obey God any more than the Jews.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hi,

    Apparently, The Gods Love to Roll The Dice When it comes to Us Humans. Look at the World around us, Where's

    The UnConditional Love that They So-Called Have for Us?

    It seems that each Race Wants To Have The One And Only

    True God/Gods, But it's all Non-Sense!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    I am a Muslim and I have never been told that. In fact, my understanding is that Jews, like Christians, are considered to be people of "The Book" - i.e. we all believe in the same God.

  • Buzz B
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    This is a funny belief...

    I have never heard of it before. But it doesn't sound true

    We would have heard of it sooner and there

    would be lots of articles written about it.

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  • 1 decade ago

    They might but to be sure you need to talk to one of their ministers, someone who has been trained in the Islamic beliefs.

    That does not sound correct but like I said, check with one in authority.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No

    That would make G-d a liar and that is not going to happen.

  • 1 decade ago

    no thats not true at all... muslims belive Islam is the religion for every human being..jews included...

  • Ayo A
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    u haven't been able to find anything on it because it's not true. He's making stuff up.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    just forget trash,it;s just another excuse to forward there beliefs, there are no gods

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Abraham is widely regarded as the Patriarch of monotheism and the common father of the Jews, Christians and Muslims. Through His second son, Isaac, came all Israelite prophets including such towering figures as Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus. May peace and blessings be upon them all. The advent of these great prophets was in partial fulfillment of God’s promises to bless the nations of earth through the descendants of Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3).1 Such fulfillment is wholeheartedly accepted by Muslims whose faith considers the belief in and respect of all prophets an article of faith.

    Was the first born son of Abraham (Ishmael) and his descendants included in God’s covenant and promise? A few verses from the Bible may help shed some light on this question:

    1) Genesis 12:2-3 speaks of God’s promise to Abraham and his descendants before any child was born to him.

    2) Genesis 17:4 reiterates God’s promise after the birth of Ishmael and before the birth of Isaac.

    3) In Genesis, ch. 21, Isaac is specifically blessed, but Ishmael was also specifically blessed and promised by God to become “a great nation,” especially in Genesis 21:13, 18.

    4) According to Deuteronomy 21:15-17, the traditional rights and privileges of the first born son are not to be affected by the social status of his mother (being a free woman such as Sarah, Isaac’s mother, or a “maidservant” as Hagar, Ishmael’s mother). This is only consistent with the moral and humanitarian principles of all revealed faiths.

    5) The full legitimacy of Ishmael as Abraham’s son and “offspring” and the full legitimacy of his mother, Hagar, as Abraham’s wife, are clearly stated in Genesis 21:13 and 16:3.

    After Jesus, the last Israelite messenger and prophet, it was time that God’s promise to bless Ishmael and his descendants be fulfilled. Less than 600 years after Jesus, came the last messenger of God, Muhammad , from the progeny of Abraham through Ishmael. God’s blessings for both of the main branches of Abraham’s family tree were now fulfilled.

    Was The Shift of Religious Leadership Prophesied:

    Following the rejection of the last Israelite prophet, Jesus, it was about time that God’s promise to make Ishmael a great nation be fulfilled (Genesis 21:13, 18).

    Jesus said: “Therefore I tell you that the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.” (Matthew 21:43). Those people among Ishmael’s descendants (the rejected stone in Matthew 21:42) who were victorious against all superpowers of their time as prophesied by Jesus: “He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” (Matthew 21:44).

    Muhammad’s Migration Prophesied in the Bible:

    Indeed the incident of the migration of the Prophet and his persecuted followers is vividly described in Isaiah 21:13-17. That section foretold as well about the battle of Badr, in which the few ill-armed faithful miraculously defeated the men of Kedar, who sought to destroy Islam and intimidate their own folks who turned to Islam.

    Out of Context Coincidence:

    Is it possible that the numerous prophecies cited here are, individually and combined, all out of context misinterpretations? Is the opposite true, that such infrequently studied verses support each other consistently and clearly, pointing to the advent of the man who changed the course of human history, the Prophet Muhammad ? Is it reasonable to conclude that all of these prophecies, appearing in different books of the Bible and spoken by various prophets at different times, were all coincidence?

    As was mentioned before, God has said about the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18, who is Muhammad : “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:19).2

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