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What did Jesus mean when He said He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?
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Matthew:15:21-29
21: Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22: And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23: But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25: Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26: But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27: And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28: Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29: And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Notice that Jesus went to the coast of Tyre and Sidon, met the woman,then immediately left the region.Meaning perhaps he went to region especially for her.If so, why did he answer his disciples that he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel? Perhaps he answered for them--the disciples--,who to this point thought exactly that.He most likely was showing them the error(speaking of exclusiveness) of their hearts; which would not be fully put away until the Lord gave Peter the vision of animals in the sheet let down from Heaven later in Acts.
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A lot if you are a Jew! He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel." [Matthew 15:24]
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It refers to Jesus being our shepherd and taking care of us
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What does the parable of the lost sheep mean?
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Why are Christians called Sheep?
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