On today’s episode of “WallBuilders Live,” David Barton and Rick Green welcomed Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) to discuss why “it is not only important that we send a message of support to Israel, but it is important that that message is clear.”
While introducing the program, Barton claimed that sided with Libertarians in thinking that the United States needed to reduce the amount of money it was spending on foreign aid, with one exception: Israel … and that is because the Bible says so:
Barton: One of the areas where I will agree with Libertarians is that our foreign policy spending is way the heck out of bounds. The one where I’m going to draw an exception is we’ve got a business giving to Israel.
And you can say “well, it’s not in the Constitution.” Okay, I can say it’s in Genesis 12:3. Genesis 12:3 told Abraham “I’m going to make a nation out of you and the way that other nations treat that nation is how I’m going to treat other nations.” Now that’s a great public policy reason for doing something with Israel. I might not do it with other nations there … but He made it really clear whatever nation, the way they treat your descendents, you nation, I’m going to whack ’em or I’m going to bless ’em based on what happens there.
Green: And that’s reason enough by itself.
Barton: That’s reason enough by itself.
