And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matthew 10:17). This was the Kingdom message and was strictly confined to Israel, and was to be preached to Jews only. It is of the utmost importance to remember this. After Jesus had chosen His twelve apostles, we read in Matthew 10:5, These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
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