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of the Jews that they alone of the entire national aspire,
through the miraculous conquests by a Son of David
(pbuh) , after a universal domination of the inhabitants
of the globe. Their slovenliness and inertia are quite
compatible with their unshaking belief in the advent of
the “Lion of Judah.” That is, perhaps the reason why
they never attempt to concentrate all, their national
resources, energy, and force and make a united effort
to become a self-governing people.

Now to the Christians who claim Jesus (pbuh) to be the
prophetical Son of Man, I would venture to say: If he were
the expected Deliverer of Israel he would have delivered
that people from the Raman yoke, no matter if the Jews
had believed in him or not. Deliverance first, gratitude and
loyalty after; and not vice versa.Aman must first be liberated
from the hands of his captors by killing or frightening them,
and then be expected to show his permanent attachment
and devotion to the liberator. The Jews were not inmates
of a hospital to be attended by physicians and nurses; they
were practically prisoners in bonds and needed a hero to
set them free. Their faith in God and in His Law was as
perfect as was that of their ancestors at the foot of Mount
Sinai when He delivered it to Moses (pbuh) . They were not
in need of a thaumaturgical prophet; all their history was
interwoven with wonders and miracles.

The raising to life of a dead Lazarus, the opening
of the eyes of a blind Bartimaeus, or the cleansing of
an outcaste leper, would neither strengthen their faith
nor satiate their thirst for independence and liberty. The
Jews rejected Jesus (pbuh) , not because he was not the
Apocalyptic “Son of Man” or the Messiah -not be- cause
he was not a Prophet, for they knew very well that he did
not claim to be the former, and that he was a Prophet - but
because they hated him for his words; Messiah was not
the Son of David (pbuh) , but his Lord. [1]

[1] Matt. xxii. 44-46; Mark xii. 35-37; Luke xx. 41-44.