As much of Christendom is collapsing into outright hatred of everything Jewish, including the Old Testament, and as Nazi-sympathizing, Wannsee 2.0-type conservative influencers seek to revive the same evil their hero advanced in Germany, we remember.
“‘For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people.’”
— Deuteronomy 7:6–7
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we stop and remember one of the darkest atrocities in human history—the systematic hatred, persecution, and murder of six million Jews. We remember not merely as a matter of history, but as a matter of truth, conscience, and moral clarity.
The Holocaust was not just a human tragedy. It was a satanic assault against the people whom God set apart for Himself. Long before Israel became a nation among the nations, God declared His love for them. He chose them, not because they were many, mighty, or worthy in themselves, but because of His own sovereign purpose.
That is what makes Deuteronomy 7:6–7 so powerful.
Israel is not significant because the world approves of them. Israel is significant because God chose them.
That truth has always offended the pride of man.
The nations rage against distinction. Fallen humanity hates the idea that God would elect a people, make promises to them, and bind His own name to their future. But the Lord did exactly that. He chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He gave covenants, promises, and prophetic assurances that will not be broken. And throughout history, Satan has sought to destroy the very people through whom God brought the Scriptures, the covenants, and the Messiah according to the flesh.
The Holocaust stands as one of the clearest and most horrifying examples of that hatred.
This day reminds us that antisemitism is not small, harmless, or accidental. It is evil. It is demonic in character. It is rebellion against the God who said Israel is “an holy people unto the Lord thy God.” What the world calls political, Scripture often exposes as spiritual.
And yet even in remembering such horror, we must also remember this: the Holocaust did not cancel God’s promises. The ovens of Europe did not erase the Abrahamic Covenant. The death camps did not nullify Deuteronomy 7. Hitler did not overthrow the Word of God.
Israel remains beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
To remember the Holocaust rightly is to mourn the suffering, honor the memory of the victims, reject every form of antisemitism, and stand without apology on the side of God’s truth. It is also to recognize that the hatred aimed at the Jewish people did not end in 1945. It continues. It shifts language. It changes form. It hides behind politics, academia, theology, and cultural trends. But beneath it is the same ancient hostility toward the people God chose.
Deuteronomy 7:6–7 reminds us that Israel’s existence is not an accident of history. It is bound to the sovereign will of God.
So today we remember.
We remember the millions who were slaughtered.
We remember the unspeakable evil of antisemitism.
We remember that God’s chosen people have been hated by the world, but never abandoned by their God.
And we remember that the Lord who set His love upon Israel has not changed.
Never forget.
Never minimize.
Never join the chorus against the people God chose for Himself.
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To go deeper on why Israel still matters, why the hatred of the Jewish people is not merely political but spiritual, and why God has not cast away His people, see the following studies:
- Why Israel Matters | God’s Future Plan Revealed
- The World Will Turn Against Israel: A Biblical Prophecy
- Part 7 — The Coming Hostility Toward Jews in America
- Part 3 — 10 Truths Every Christian Must Know About Israel
- Israel’s Past – Chosen, Not Cast Away — Romans 9:1–13
- 5 Reasons Why Replacement Theology is Unbiblical
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