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Why did Jesus say to the Canaanite woman "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" in Matthew 15:24?
Jesus himself taught an explanation of this in the parable about the wedding feast as found a few chapters later in Matthew:
Matthew 22:1-14
And Jesus answering, spoke again in parables to ...
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In Romans 11:25 what is "the fullness of the Gentiles"?
The Idea in Brief
The "Fulness (sic) of the Gentiles" is the time when Gentile dominion on the earth ends, and the visible theocratic kingdom on earth once again begins. When the theocratic kingdom ...
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Did Jesus recover the lost tribes of Israel?
This question is great and requires a thoughtful response. I would like to draw your attention to Paul's writings concerning this:
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the
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Why is the tribe of Simeon missing from Deuteronomy 33:1-29?
Moses died circa 1406 B.C. In order to understand why Simeon is not mentioned in Deuteronomy, we must go back in time to when Jacob, the father of the twelve sons who were the progenitors of the ...
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Could Abimelech be regarded as the first king of Israel?
It is only the men of Shechem and the house of Millo which the text mentions. It is not even a complete tribe. So, therefore, significant though the use of the word 'king' is, the last words in Judges ...
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In Romans 11:26, how is “all” understood by those who believe Israel refers to physical Israel?
Disclaimer
I believe that all of physical bloodline Israel will be saved.
I however do not agree with the OP’s interpretation that all of Israel means every Israelite.
While all of Israel can be ...
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What does “in part” mean in Romans 11:25
The discussion in this chapter and the previous two chapters is about the fact that most of the Jews had not chosen to follow Christ. He has been arguing to establish the point that they cannot blame ...
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Why does Judges 18:1 say that Dan had no inheritance?
I believe you are missing the fact that chapters 17 through 21 of the book of Judges are out of chronological sequence. According to the time line provided at BibleHub, the incident recorded in Judges ...
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Why was there great indignation against Israel while fighting against Moab
To clarify the wording of 2 Kings 3:27, although the King James Bible translates this passage as 'indignation, the more common translation is either 'wrath' or 'anger'. For example:
2 Kings 3:27 (...
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Why did the Israelites lose the battles to the Benjamites after receiving the green light from God?
After reading commentaries for Judges 20:21, most notably Benson's commentary, I came to this theory:
The children of Israel assumed that God wanted them to go up and fight against their brothers the ...
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In Ezekiel 23 what acts of prostitution did Israel commit while she was a youth in Egypt?
The 'prostitution' referenced by Ezekiel is in most senses a reference to idolatry:
"They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food ...
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Why did Jesus say to the Canaanite woman "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" in Matthew 15:24?
Updated Answer
In my original answer (under this new answer) I mistakenly understood the lost sheep to be a righteous remnant of the northern kingdom. I have learned that instead they were "dead ...
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Why is the tribe of Simeon missing from Deuteronomy 33:1-29?
Why is the tribe of Simeon missing from Deuteronomy 33:1-29?
Moses did not mention Simeon by name in his farewell blessing of Israel. This is not to say the tribe was not blessed, for it was included ...
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Did the second census in Numbers 26:29,44 include women?
The account of the numbering begins with God's instructions to Moses and to Eleazar, Aaron's son:
Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from
twenty years old and upward, ...
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What is meant by Jeremiah 31:2
Ahh!! This is a difficult and tricky phrase which has flummoxed many exegetes. There is no agreement among any group of interpreters about what this means. For example, does Jer 31:22d mean -
The ...
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Why did Jesus say to the Canaanite woman "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" in Matthew 15:24?
This is a very good question, Darlene! One which many should be asking, rather than avoiding. Many of the answers above or typical "Christian" responses; however, they are not completely ...
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In Isaiah 49 is the servant the messiah or is he Israel?
Looking at this passage from a Christian perspective, "Israel" seems to be another name for the Messiah. Don't forget that "Israel" was originally the name of a single person, Jacob the grandson of ...
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Why did Jesus say to the Canaanite woman "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" in Matthew 15:24?
Jesus was a master teacher. He regularly used situations to teach more than just the obvious person. Jesus used the ability to discern what was in people's hearts (Matthew 22:18, Mark 2:8, etc.), so ...
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Luke 7:9 -Was Jesus, when speaking of "Israel" referring to a people group simply connected by faith or was He referring to a nation called Israel?
I think Jesus' use of "Israel" here and elsewhere ignores Rome's geopolitical impositions and points directly to the nation itself. The people, all of Abraham's natural descendants, are often referred ...
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Who's who in Hosea 12:12-13, and what is the typology?
The Immediate Context
The ESV translation highlights the language a bit better here I feel [I did restructure the second section slightly]:
In the first we see Jacob moving out, working for his ...
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In Romans 11:25 what is "the fullness of the Gentiles"?
The word used by Paul πληρωμα, pleroma (Strong 4138) is also used by Mark in Mark 2:21 :
the new piece that filled it up
There is certainly the idea of a numerical filling up or plenitude inherent ...
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Where in the Bible does it say what is the extent of the Promised Land
The Promised Land.
God promised to give Abraham's seed the land from the river in Egypt, to the river Euphrates. The Promised Land was fully under the control of the Israelites, only under the ...
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What is the meaning of "strike my hands together" in Ezekiel 22:13?
It is not exactly hitting hands, but more like clapping the hands, not by the way of happiness
Rashi (Rabi Shlomo Yitzhaki): הכיתי כפי. צעקתי ווי וקינה :
Rashi says that "strike my hands together" ...
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Trying to understand the meaning/purpose when it comes to Psalm 45 use of the word "daughter"
Psalm 45 appears to be bridal wedding hymn celebrating the marriage of the king of Israel to a Tyrian princess. It has been interpreted by some (eg, Matthew Henry, Barnes and others) as a type of ...
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Was the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy created at Mount Sinai and given to the Israelites only?
In terms of other nations observing a sabbath, this is divided into two questions
Which nation observed a seven day week. Once you have the week, you will mark the seventh day as a special day with ...
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