In order to better understand the difference between Jews and the other tribes of Israel we need to briefly discuss how the twelve tribes came to be two separate nations/houses. We find in First Kings 12:1-21 the story of the split. Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, assumed the throne of Israel following his father’s death. Instead of […]

In His references to those who are “not a people,”and who are “not beloved” and are “not a nation,” Paul often quotes Hosea. How did Israel (the 10 northern tribes) become “not a people or a nation?” Hosea explains: “Israel is now among the nations (unidentified as Israelites).” Here he is referring to the world’s […]

In Deuteronomy 13:2 God makes it clear that Israel is special to Him: “You are a holy people to the Lord your God; and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for His own possession OUT OF (called out from among) ALL PEOPLES (Gentiles) ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.” In Genesis 28:14 […]

For those who doubt God’s eternal call to Israel, Paul asks: “Has God (permanently) cast away (rejected) His (Israelite) people? God forbid. ” God has promised to preserve a remnant of Israel in this age whom He refers to as “… the elect according to His grace” (Rom. 11:1,5). Notice that the previous chapter is […]

According to Romans 11:13, Paul was commissioned to find and teach Gentiles the Way of the Lord. The assumption among Replacement Theologists has been that those Gentiles were non-Israelites. True? To answer the question we will determine where Paul went in search of “Gentiles.” A careful study of the Book of Acts reveals that he […]

The route one must take to become part of the family of God (His church) is exemplified by Ruth the Moabitess when she turned her back on her Gentile religion (one of Satan’s “wild olive trees”) and wholly embraced her mother-in-law’s Israelite religion (God’s “good olive tree”). Her complete change of life was evidenced by […]

In Genesis 17:1-7 we find God promising faithful Abraham that He would establish an everlasting (eter- nal) covenant with him and his descendants (the 12 Tribes of Israel/Jacob). This covenant would be in effect as long as an Israelite existed–until the end of the world/age. He promised never to abandon the children of Israel, noting […]

Paul, God’s premiere New Covenant apostle, noted that he and the other apostles had been given the “ministry of reconciliation” by which God would reconcile the two “houses” of Israel (2 Cor. 5:18-20/ Eze. 37). To “reconcile” means to return to a former condition or relationship. The 12 Tribes had been together with God in […]

It was common practice for Jews who, generations earlier had been scattered throughout the world, to return to Jerusalem each year to celebrate Passover. Many of these people would remain in the city in order to observe the Day of Pentecost which took 50 days later. During the Passover/Pentecost season the city overflowed with visitors […]

With whom did God make His New Covenant? The Institutional Church (Catholicism/Protestantism) believes that the New Covenant was made with Gentiles who became God’s chosen people by default. For centuries church people have been told that, because God divorced both the House of Judah (tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, called “Jews”) and the House […]