Thinking about the King of Israel - confusing Christian and Jew: Donald Trump's chaotic thinking

An echo opinion letter published in the Charleston, South Carolina newspaper, "Post and Courier".

King Donald of Israel

Donald Trump’s recent comments and quotes of other sources point out his lack of understanding of the world and his lack of respect for the truth.

In short, his most recent post, comparing himself to King David and inferring he is the incarnate messiah, is most likely a poorly thought-out lie. He gets around fact-checkers by quoting another source, and chaotically credits another source, the people of Israel.

I suspect it is a lie for two reasons. First, no self-respecting Jew would ever refer to a second coming of God, when they are still waiting for a messiah. Secondly, Mr. Trump was trying to relate to the second coming of Christ, not “the second coming of God.” Jews don’t see Jesus as the messiah, so that reference wouldn’t have worked.

By comparing himself to the king of Israel, insulting Jews by confusing the number of times God has made his presence known on Earth and insulting Christians by confusing God and Jesus, he has alienated the entire Jewish/Christian community in a way not seen since the time of Pontius Pilate.

Maybe Mr. Trump is more like the ruler of Israel than we thought, just not David.

From Timothy Kiel, Pelzer Drive, Mount Pleasant (Charleston) South Carolina