Is the persecution of the Jews, including the Holocaust, caused by their own sin?
The persecution of the Jews, including the Holocaust, has everything to do with their sin. While Satan attacks God's chosen people, they remain responsible for their actions; their disobedience brings the curses of being an astonishment, proverb, byword, and slur word, because they rejected Jehovah's love and mercy.
Les explains that a rabbi on a popular talk show program said the Jews had been under adversarial attack, including the Holocaust, because of their sin, and angry Israelites called in to deny it. Les insists it has everything to do with it. He acknowledges Satan is doing all he can to thwart God's work and attacks God's chosen people, but he stresses they are responsible for their actions. The curses come down to verse 37: if disobedient, they become an astonishment, a proverb, a byword, a slur word. This is what the Jew experiences in almost every nation, all because they rejected the love and mercy of their Jehovah God.