LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL

Imagine this happening in your country...                                                             
Jesus has been visiting ‘all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, healing every sickness and every disease among the people.’  Wow!

Now it’s graduation day in Matthew 10 for those disciples of His as they become apostolos – apostles or ambassadors -  even Judas Iscariot!                                
Notice that there are 12 chosen, matching the 12 tribes of Israel.                    

Jesus bestows on them the power to not only preach the kingdom of heaven, but...     “heal the sick, cleanse lepers, raise the dead (!), cast out devils...”  

Double wow!!

By the way, who are they looking out for?    Gentiles? Samaritans?  No...     

“The lost sheep of the house of Israel”

Make no mistake – Matthew is presenting the Messiah to Israel:

• Jesus Christ is son of David, son of Abraham (1:1)                                           

• He is born King of the Jews (2:2) – in Bethlehem as prophesied (2:6)               
• He takes refuge in Egypt just as the patriarchs did (2:14)                               
• He came to fulfil the Law & the prophets (5:17)                                               
• He claims Jerusalem as city of the great King (5:35)                                             
• Now He is sending His ambassadors to every city and village of Israel – again! ...and there’s more to come

If you don’t receive these apostles, they will just shake the dust off their feet and move on.                                                              

Remember what happened to Sodom and Gomorrha?                                              

Be warned folks!  Your King means business.


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