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270of 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.