Pg 144
Commentary:
Our Lord could not
minister to the Gentiles until first He ministered to the Jews (vv. 5-6). Read carefully
Matthew 10:5-6;
15:24; Luke 24:44-49; Acts 3:25-26; 13:46-47; Romans 1:16;
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Matthew
10:5-6 King James Version (KJV)
5
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the
way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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Matthew
15:24
Matthew
15:24 King James Version (KJV)
24
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house
of Israel.
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Matthew
15:24 in all English translations
Luke
24:44-49
Luke
24:44-49 King James Version (KJV)
44
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I
was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in
the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures,
46
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name
among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48
And ye are witnesses of these things.
49
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the
city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
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Acts
3:25-26
Acts
3:25-26 King James Version (KJV)
25
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with
our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of
the earth be blessed.
26
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in
turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
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Acts
13:46-47
Acts
13:46-47 King James Version (KJV)
46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word
of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you,
and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the
Gentiles.
47
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of
the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the
earth.
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Romans
1:16
Romans
1:16 King James Version (KJV)
16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the
Greek.
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Matthew
10:5-8 The Message (MSG)
5-8
Jesus sent his twelve harvest hands out with this charge:
“Don’t
begin by traveling to some far-off place to convert unbelievers. And don’t
try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy. Go to the lost, confused
people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here.
Bring health to the sick. Raise the dead. Touch the untouchables. Kick out
the demons. You have been treated generously, so live generously.
Matthew
15:24
Matthew
15:24 The Message (MSG)
24
Jesus refused, telling them, “I’ve got my hands full dealing with the lost
sheep of Israel.”
Matthew
15:24 in all English translations
Luke
24:44-49
Luke
24:44-49 The Message (MSG)
You’re
the Witnesses
44
Then he said, “Everything I told you while I was with you comes to this: All
the things written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets, and in the
Psalms have to be fulfilled.”
45-49
He went on to open their understanding of the Word of God, showing them how
to read their Bibles this way. He said, “You can see now how it is written
that the Messiah suffers, rises from the dead on the third day, and then a
total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name
to all nations—starting from here, from Jerusalem! You’re the first to hear
and see it. You’re the witnesses. What comes next is very important: I am
sending what my Father promised to you, so stay here in the city until he
arrives, until you’re equipped with power from on high.”
Acts
3:25-26
Acts
3:25-26 The Message (MSG)
24-26
“All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most
emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the
covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God’s
covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the
families of the earth will be blessed.’ But you are first in line: God,
having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from
your evil ways.”
Acts
13:46-47
Acts
13:46-47 The Message (MSG)
46-47
But Paul and Barnabas didn’t back down. Standing their ground they said, “It
was required that God’s Word be spoken first of all to you, the Jews. But
seeing that you want no part of it—you’ve made it quite clear that you have
no taste or inclination for eternal life—the door is open to all the
outsiders. And we’re on our way through it, following orders, doing what God
commanded when he said,
I’ve
set you up
as light to all nations.
You’ll
proclaim salvation
to the four winds and seven seas!”
Romans
1:16-17
Romans
1:16-17 The Message (MSG)
16-17
It’s news I’m most proud to proclaim, this extraordinary Message of God’s
powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts him, starting with Jews and then
right on to everyone else! God’s way of putting people right shows up in the
acts of faith, confirming what Scripture has said all along: “The person in
right standing before God by trusting him really lives.”
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COMMENTARY:
When our Lord
returned to heaveN, He left behind a believing remnant of Jews who carried on
His work. We must never forget that
"salvation is of the Jews" (John 4:22)
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John
4:22 King James Version (KJV)
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Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the
Jews.
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John
4:22-23 The Message (MSG)
21-23
“Believe me, woman, the time is coming when you Samaritans will worship the
Father neither here at this mountain nor there in Jerusalem. You worship
guessing in the dark; we Jews worship in the clear light of day. God’s way of
salvation is made available through the Jews. But the time is coming—it has,
in fact, come—when what you’re called will not matter and where you go to
worship will not matter.
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COMMENTARY:
The Bible is a
Jewish book, the first believers and missionaries were Jews, and the Gentiles
would not have heard the gospel had it not been brought to them by Jews.
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