作者 Author：挪亚 / 2023-04-03
编者按：以色列和中国、犹太人和华人之间存在着许许多多的联系，许多人也注意到中华文明与犹太文明之间有着许多相似之处，近现代的华人基督徒中有许多深爱着以色列。对于大多数的华人基督徒来说，有一个真实且必须要回答的问题，那就是该如何看待以色列和犹太人？
本文作者挪亚在繁忙的工作和家庭生活之余，倾十年的时间对此问题进行探索和梳理，他/她既考究了文字、习俗、典籍、和圣经，又搜集了不同人士的观察和报告，不仅追溯历史，也观察当代。相信本文必定会帮助许多读者在轻松有趣的阅读中，形成自己对以色列和犹太人的看法。
下面引用本文中的几处经文，作为一种强调。
创世纪12:3 为你祝福的，我必赐福与他，那咒诅你的，我必咒诅他，地上的万族都要因你得福。
罗马书11:1 神弃绝了他的百姓么？断乎没有。
罗马书11: 25弟兄们，我不愿意你们不知道这奥秘,（恐怕你们自以为聪明) 就是以色列人有几分是硬心的，等到外邦人的数目添满了。26于是以色列全家都要得救，如经上所记，“必有一位救主，从锡安出来，要消除雅各家的一切罪恶。”
以赛亚书49:12 看哪，这些从远方来，这些从北方，从西方来，这些从秦国来（秦国在两个英文版本中的翻译是： ESV: the land of Syene; NIV: the region of Aswan）。
Editor’s Note: There are many connections between Israel and China, Jews and Chinese, and many people have noted the many similarities between Chinese and Jewish civilizations, and many modern Chinese Christians have a deep love for Israel. For most Chinese Christians, there is a real and necessary question to be answered, namely, what attitude should one have toward Israel and the Jews?
The author of this article, Noah, has spent a decade exploring and sorting out this issue in the midst of a busy work and family life. He/she has examined languages, customs, canonical texts, and the Bible. And he/she also has collected observations and reports from various people. She does not only trace history but also observes contemporary times. It is sure to help many readers form their own views on Israel and the Jewish people in an easy and entertaining read.
Here are a few scriptures (ESV) quoted from this article as a kind of emphasis.
Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Romans 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means!
Romans 11:25-26 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, “The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”.
Isaiah 49:12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west,
and these from the land of Syene. (This translation in Chinese Union Version refers to China in her Qin dynasty.)