Our Hands Are Stained With Blood

The Tragic Story of the “Church” and the Jewish People

by Michael Brown

This was an excellent read, especially given the timing. I started reading this book on the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz which is the first day of a three week mourning period that ends on the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av. This mourning period reflects on the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people and the discipline that has been handed to them by a loving Father over the millennia. It is a time of reflection and repentance of sin, a time to mourn the tragedies and mistakes, a time to remember those lost and resolve not to allow ourselves to fall again.

This is a very fair book. As was stated in the book, modern history has conveniently forgotten what the Jewish people continue to remember. G-d has commanded His people many times, “Remember the day..” If we remember the past we are less likely to repeat the same mistakes. If we refuse to teach these things to our children, they will almost certainly repeat the same mistakes because they never knew. It’s time to know. This is a fair and accurate book. It is a hard read but a necessary one.

This book chronicles the history of the “church” (in quotes because these people people were not representative of HaShem, only a church outwardly, not led by the Holy Spirit, the Ruach HaKodesh). Throughout this history there have been many horrible things done to non-believers, and Jews in particular. The church today needs to know. Once people gain an understanding of this history they can begin to understand why the Jewish people often react to passionately against Jesus Christ - why there is such fear and rejection. The Jesus Christ that the “church” has portrayed over the past almost 1,800+ years is not the Yeshua HaMoshiach of Scripture.

I highly recommend this book to any believer! In fact, our children will be reading this book as soon as each of them are able to handle the material. Our 16 year old is currently reading it, our 14 year old is next on the list.

Father, forgive us!