Howz that again? What happened to the Northern Kingdom after their Assyrian captivity?
>Even if there were some "lost tribes" it wouldn't make any difference.
Who was Jesus talking to when he said:
Matthew 10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: "Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the House of Israel."
The name House of Israel was assigned only to the Northern Kingdom, and it was never Jewish. Therefore, this was NOT a command to go first to Jews.
The House of Israel became the Lost Tribes of Israel who over 600 years earlier had joined with the Medes and Persians and won their freedom back from the Assyrians. These now over 5 MILLION Israelites (Lost Tribes) moved out quickly to the West and North where they became known to history as the CELTS. It was to these non-Jewish CELTS in Galatia, Phillipi, Corinth, etc., that Jesus first sent the 12 apostles.
The Northern Kingdom Israelites were not Jews. But they were also never called Gentiles. They were simply the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel. And all the promises they received as Israelites were, and are, still good today.
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