It became about the "rules" rather than the worship of the true God. The True God chastised them many times for their idolizing false gods and their false sacrifices, although He had greatly blessed them. Yet they fell away from him time and again.
Then there was the New Covenant which replaced the old covenant.
In any case, the modern secular nation of Israel has nothing to do with the original "chosen people." Many of them are even atheists!
It is a system of dominance and control. It cannot be called a religion, can it?
What is a religion, then?
It became about the "rules" rather than the worship of the true God. The True God chastised them many times for their idolizing false gods and their false sacrifices, although He had greatly blessed them. Yet they fell away from him time and again.
Then there was the New Covenant which replaced the old covenant.
In any case, the modern secular nation of Israel has nothing to do with the original "chosen people." Many of them are even atheists!