Dave's point was that the Matthew 10:6 reference to "The House of Israel" specifically excluded the 10 lost tribes. Wouldn't Matthew 10:5 support that interpretation? It would be difficult to seek out the lost tribes while not going into the way of the Gentiles, wouldn't it?
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Wouldn't Matthew 10:5 support that interpretation? It would be difficult to seek out the lost tribes while not going into the way of the Gentiles, wouldn't it?
Sorry to snipe and run, but I gotta go.
Yes it would if it meant territory rather than people. I believe the meaning is to go go the Jews first.
Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans,