Jewish Faith Passion for Meaning Term Paper

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Thus, God represents a loving, kind, and good man, but He is also a just man, and therefore, his chosen people must be just and fair as well. They also saw great meaning in all the happenings around them, and felt God was sending them a message to act justly and if they did not, they would pay the price. Justice and morality ensured their stability and so, they maintained the standard of justice and gave it premier meaning in their lives. They understood they must be merciful and just, and that they must suffer, as well. To be the chosen people is not easy, they have to live up to the task, and their meaning and belief in God and justice helped them feel worthy.

Perhaps the thing that most sets the Jews apart and helps indicate their faith is their long-standing reverence for tradition. They have created historic and valued celebrations centered on great happenings in their history and in the world. They have a profound appreciation of life, history, and the meaning of life, and it adds depth to their faith and their people as a whole.
They also do not believe in chance. Their history, of God's intervention in leading them from Egypt, to the Ten Commandments and their discovery of their Promised Land all indicate God was leading them, his chosen people, to the place he chose for them. In this, and in their passionate need to understand all concepts of their religion, they have become the chosen people. They do not see themselves as chosen because they gain privilege over another, but rather, because God has chosen them to guide and to test.

In conclusion, much of the Jews' history is extraordinary and amazing. God has tested them in so many ways it is difficult to count them. And yet, they retain their faith and their staunch belief that they are chosen. It is difficult to argue once you understand their faith and their beliefs, and how they lead….....

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