posted July 01, 2025 11:22 AM
Rep. Rick Allen’s use of “If you curse Israel, you’ll be cursed” is a misapplication of Genesis 12:3, and it ignores historical, theological, and political nuance.Misinterpretation of Genesis 12:3
“I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse…”
— Genesis 12:3 (spoken to Abraham, not the modern State of Israel)
This was a spiritual promise to Abraham and his descendants — not a blanket immunity for any political entity or government.
Many theologians agree this doesn’t apply to modern nation-states or exempt them from criticism or moral accountability.
Israel (the biblical patriarch) and modern Israel (est. 1948) are not the same entity, either politically or theologically.