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To: Diego1618; Iscool; Dr. Eckleburg; Quix; ladyinred
The sheep being spoken of are the "Lost sheep of the House of Israel". [Matthew 10:5-6] Our Saviour tells the Twelve not to visit the Gentiles....but go to the House of Israel.

Good points, except the disciples couldn't go to the lost tribes as they had no idea where they were! Plus they were forbidden to go to any cities in Samaria. I think if you check the Greek word for "lost" you will see that its definition is more towards "the perishing", so in fact they were sent out to the Jews who lived around there.

133 posted on 10/28/2006 6:43:29 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the Cross)
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To: 1000 silverlings
Good points, except the disciples couldn't go to the lost tribes as they had no idea where they were!

They knew exactly where they were....they had only been lost to scripture. The first century historian, Josephus, mentions in his "Antiquities" Book XI, Chapter V, Paragraph 2 that there were only two tribes left in Asia (minor) subject to the Romans, the other ten were beyond the Euphrates and were beyond counting.....they were so many!

Also please see this.... Babylonian Jewry

Don't you think that divinely appointed Apostles would be able to find these folks.....if they had been told to do so?

136 posted on 10/28/2006 6:55:41 PM PDT by Diego1618
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