A story was told 2,000 years ago, something like this:  'A very important man went on a long journey, to return much later. He called ten top executives, and entrusted them each with a large sum of money, and told them, ‘Conduct business until I come.’ The story goes on to tell how each of the ten invested the funds, and how that all worked out when the Boss returned. I have been thinking a lot about that story. What if the ten were nations, and the nations of the world were charged with producing something of value, and were eventually going to be called to account? If that happened what would the modern state of Israel have received, and what could they show for their efforts?

To begin with, without Israel and the Jewish people, the world would be lacking intelligence it needs to solve many of its problems. Israel has the highest percentage of university degrees to the population of any country in the world. Having a degree doesn't necessarily mean a person is smart, but it does show an emphasis on education. Of course, Israel is primarily Jewish, and Jews, on average, have the highest IQ scored of any ethnic group. A lot of study has been done confirming this, researching why this is so. The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies has summarized much of this research in an article on their website [https://ieet[dot]org/index.php/IEET2/more/pellissier20131211]. Consider these quotes:

Ashkenazi Jews are smart. Shockingly brilliant, in general. Impressive in brain power. How did they get that way? Ashkenazi Jews, aka Ashkenazim, are the descendants of Jews from medieval Alsace and the Rhine Valley, and later, from throughout Eastern Europe. Originally, of course, they were from Israel. Genetic research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine suggests that the Ashkenazi bloodline branched away from other Jewish groups .. and that 40% of them are descended from only four Jewish mothers. ..Approximately 80% of the Jews in the world today are Ashkenazim, with the remainder primarily Sephardic.

..A Jewish average IQ of 115 is 8 points higher than the generally accepted IQ of their closest rivals—Northeast Asians—and approximately 40% higher than the global average IQ of 79.1 calculated by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen in IQ and Global Inequity.

Sephardic Jews are smart too, but because Ashkenazim make up the majority or the population, there is more data on them. Consequently, we are focusing on the Ashkenazim here due to the abundance of data, meaning no harm to their Sephardic brethren. Ashkenazim are known to have a higher average IQ than all other ethnic groups, but does this matter in terms of producing “geniuses” who make major contributions to the world's brain power? I think we all know the answer is YES. Consider this:

Charles Murray notes that “the proportion of Jews with IQs of 140 or higher is somewhere around six times the proportion of everyone else.” Harpending, Hardy and Cochran sport roughly the same equation; “4 out of every 1,000 Northern European is 140+ IQ, but 23 out of every 1,000 Jew is 140+.” Murray also relays a report from sky-high up in the genius range, when he notes that a 1954 survey of New York public school children with 170+ IQs revealed that 24 of the 28 were… Jewish.

That's a lot of Jewish brainpower! Going back to our story at the top of this piece, if IQ were money (sometimes it is) it seems that the Jewish people were given an amazing fortune to work with. What have they done with it?

Nobel Prizes: Since 1950, 29% of the awards have gone to Ashkenazim, even though they represent only a small fraction of humanity. Ashkenazi achievement in this arena is 117 times greater than their population. This pace isn’t slowing down; it is accelerating. In the 21st century, they’ve received 32% of the total, and in 2011, five of the thirteen Nobel Prize winners were Jewish – 38.5%.

“Significant Figures”: In “Jewish Genius” by Charles Murray, the author tallies up important contributing individuals in a variety of vocations, noting how immensely over-represented Jews are compared to what could be expected due to their small population. His conclusion in various categories is: Biology – “significant” Jews appear 5 times greater their population, Chemistry 6X, Physics 9X, Literature 4X, Music 5X, Visual Arts 5X, Math 12X, Philosophy 14X.

USA (today): Ashkenazi Jews comprise 2.2% of the USA population, but they represent 30% of faculty at elite colleges, 21% of Ivy League students, and 25% of the Turing Award winners. Plus, “Jews have made up 50% of the top two hundred intellectuals… 40% of partners in the leading law firms in New York and Washington… 59% of the directors, writers, and producers of the fifty top-grossing motion pictures…”

How is this reflected in the modern state of Israel?

In 1922 this swamp-and-desert land had an impoverished population of 752,000 inhabitants. Today there are 7,746,000 residents, with a large Ashkenazi population (3 million, and 60% of the workforce) that has elevated it into a high-tech entrepreneurial nation with the highest per capita income in the region. Israel rates 1st in the world in graduate degrees, 1st in museums, 1st in home computers, and 1st in publishing scientific papers.

One major area where the modern state of Israel has benefited the world is in the field of medicine. Consider this:

Brilliant Israeli medical research has resulted in new drugs for Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and numerous other diseases. And adult stem cell research in Israel is contributing to worldwide treatment of genetic disorders, including autism and even some types of cancer. Medical practitioners from countries in Europe, Asia and Africa are sending patients to Israel today for special surgeries and treatments. [Source: [https://www.jpost[dot]com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/Israel-Always-What-If-There-Were-No-Israel]

The facts are real, that Israel has been given a greater intellectual gifting per capita than any other country. The facts also show that many countries of the world have benefited greatly from the many amazing contributions of Jewish people. And yet, much of the world continues to hate them for it. This goes well beyond mere jealousy of their accomplishments, although that is surely a major factor. Here is the real issue:

Israel is special ... because it is the physical embodiment of fulfilled Bible prophecies, thus verifying the truth and accuracy of the ... Bible ..the Tanakh books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Zechariah, prophesies that one day G-d would re-gather the scattered Jewish people from the nations of the world, return them to their own ancient homeland of Israel, and re-establish the Israelite nation in that land. Since this amazing event took place in 1948, it helps to verify the anticipated fulfillment of all the other as-yet-unfulfilled prophecies the Bible makes about the future of Israel and the world. [Source: [https://www.jpost[dot]com/Christian-In-Israel/Features/Israel-Always-What-If-There-Were-No-Israel]