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This is why it is the ISRAELITE PEOPLE that are the object of YEHOVAH's intimate love
and fellowship.

The "Jews"

It is important to realize that the House of Judah (southern tribes) generally cannot be
called Gentiles. The reason for this is because the theme and language of Paul's epistles (in almost
all instances) is comparing Jews with Gentiles, or Jews with Greeks; therefore making a differ-
ence. However, it is possible for Israelites to dwell at Jerusalem when originally they came from
every nation under heaven, and were still called "Jews" -- as was shown earlier in Acts 2:5: "And
there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven" (KJV).

The question is; if the "Jews" are only Israelites of Judea (as many falsely assume), how in
the world could they come from every nation (Gentiles) under heaven since all of Israel was only
one nation and one people? The answer is because this is where the lost Israelites were scattered
(to all nations), and were also Biblically called "Jews." Please note this! As we have previously
seen, the term "Jews" could be Biblically applied to mean geographically and racially all the
tribes of Israel. As you can now realize, the word "Jew(s)" should NEVER have been used by the
translators. The term "Jews" can Biblically have a very broad and uncertain meaning. However,
the southern tribes that made up the House of Judah were always Biblically called "Jews" because
the apostle Paul always compared these people with Gentiles -- as was previously covered. The
House of Judah, as we have seen, was also taken captive during the old covenant, but they were
only temporarily "lost" since they took root downward again and did bear fruit upward -- see
Isaiah 37:31: "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root down-
ward, and bear fruit upward" (KJV).

These "Jews" were the true Israelites that were established in the land of Judea during the
time of Yeshua. Without a doubt, the reason YEHOVAH allowed the House of Judah to again es-
tablish itself at Jerusalem was to provide for the birth of Yeshua. However, they simply did not
understand who Yeshua was and, as a result, were instrumental in his death. As a result of the
preaching of the apostles, some of the "Jews" of the southern tribes (true Israel) finally did under-
stand who Yeshua was, and were cut to the heart and repented. These "Jews" understood what the
death of Yeshua accomplished and became believers and started the early Churches of YEHOVAH
that were in Judea. This we see in I Thessalonians 2:14: "For ye, brethren, became followers of
the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of
your countrymen, even as they [have] of the Jews:" (KJV).

This verse proves that a large number of "Jews" that were in Judea at the time (of the
southern tribes) did not reject Yeshua. However, the fact is that the vast majority of Jews of the
southern tribes did indeed reject Yeshua -- which is the reason why Paul and Barnabas then went
to the "Gentiles" of the northern ten tribes. Explains Luke in Acts 13:46 -- "Then Paul and
Barnabas waxed bold, and said, it was necessary that the word of God should first have been spo-
ken to you: but seeing ye PUT IT FROM YOU, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life,
lo, WE TURN TO THE GENTILES [House of Israel]" (KJV).

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