Why Christians Must Support America Supporting Israel – My Thoughts

 This post has been itching in the back of my mind for a while now, and I think I need to release it to see how people react.

I’m noticing a sharp increase in antisemitism lately—and surprisingly, some of it is coming from Republicans and self-described conservatives. That troubles me deeply.What that tells me is one of two things:

1. Republican Christian conviction is lower in their priority than their patriotism/nationalism, or
2. They don’t actually profess Christian faith at all.

For the second group, I really have no argument with you. You have no scriptural basis of commonality with my perspective, and I can understand why you might not see the necessity to support Israel—except that they remain the only functioning democracy and beacon of rationality in the entire Middle East.But for those who do claim the name of Christ, let me lay out why biblical Christians have no option but to actively support Israel—and why that includes wanting our nation to stand firmly with her.

1. God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 has no expiration date and no conditions attached once it was spoken:
   “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
   This was an unconditional, unilateral, everlasting covenant. It wasn’t a two-way contract that Israel could void by disobedience. It was God declaring what He would do to anyone who blesses or curses Abraham’s physical descendants through Isaac and Jacob. That promise still stands today.
2. Look at modern Israel’s history—it is littered with outright miraculous victories that defy military explanation:
   • 1948 War of Independence: 650,000 Jews vs. 5 invading Arab armies—Israel wins and actually expands territory.
   • Six-Day War (1967): Pre-emptive strike, but Israel destroys the air forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria on the ground in hours, then captures the Sinai, Golan Heights, Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem in 6 days.
   • Yom Kippur War (1973): Surrounded, caught off guard on a holy day, yet Israel turns utter defeat into victory in weeks.
   • Countless terrorist wars and intifadas where missile attacks that should have killed thousands are stopped by inexplicable “malfunctions” or wind shifts (ask any IDF soldier about the “Hand of God” stories).
     This is the same theme of divine providence we see throughout Scripture. God keeps preserving this otherwise tiny, surrounded nation against impossible odds.
3. Even when Israel was unfaithful and sent into exile, God still judged the nations that treated His people cruelly:
   • Babylon: Used by God to punish Judah, but then destroyed because they were excessively cruel (Isaiah 47:6; Zechariah 1:15).
   • Assyria: “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes” after he boasted against God’s people (Isaiah 10:12–19).
   • Egypt: Multiple judgments for mistreating Israel (Ezekiel 29–32).
   • Edom/Obadiah: Completely wiped out as a people for rejoicing over Judah’s calamity (Obadiah 1:10–15).
     God has a track record: He can discipline His own people Himself, but nations that curse or gloat over Israel get visited with severe judgment.

Some will say, “Well, I personally support Israel, I just don’t want my tax dollars or my government involved.”
My response: That’s like saying, “I personally will bless you, but I’m fine if my entire nation curses you.”
According to Genesis 12:3, the promise and the warning are corporate as well as individual. If you bless Israel, God blesses you. If your nation curses or abandons Israel, don’t be surprised when national blessings dry up. Personal support is good—national support is what actually moves the covenant needle.Christian, you don’t have to agree with every policy of the modern Israeli government (neither do most Israelis). But standing with Israel’s right to exist and defend itself in its ancestral homeland is not politics—it’s biblical fidelity.“I will bless those who bless you.”
The promise still stands.
Let’s not find ourselves on the wrong side of it—personally or nationally.Thoughts?