Ancestral rights
In several places in the Bible it is written that God chose the people of Israel because of the merit of the fathers, such as, for example, "Only in your fathers did the Lord set his love on them, and chose you in their seed after them, above all peoples, as it is this day." The question is, what is the logic in God choosing someone in reward for what his fathers did? And if we say that this is a reward for the fathers themselves, then what reward is this after they have already passed away?
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Interesting question. I hadn't thought about that. There are a few possible answers:
- This is a reward for fathers, because while they were alive, this is what they would have wanted for their sons. Why don't they enjoy it now? So what? What matters is that they received it in their lives and it remains that way after their death.
- The gift is for themselves. They were chosen. For them it is just a byproduct.
- Perhaps the actions of the fathers indicate something about the sons. God places hope in them, even if they mess up. They have potential. By the way, from this perspective, there is no reward here, but rather God's policy for managing the world.
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