Jesus' earthly ministry was primarily to the Jews, as seen in his commands to his disciples to go only to Israelite towns and not Gentiles or Samaritans. However, his message was ultimately meant for all people, as the prophets foretold the Gentiles would be blessed through Abraham's seed. While Jesus and the early disciples focused first on the Jews, when they rejected the message, it began to be preached more directly to Gentiles as well.

1. Homework 11/10/19
Was Jesus earthly ministry to Jews
or Gentiles or both?
If you don’t interpret this correctly you end up with
“replacement theology”.
Matt 4:15-17
15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by
the way of the sea, beyond Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and
to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light
is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Matt 10:5-7 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:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

2. Homework 11/10/19
7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is
at hand.
Matt 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Acts 3:25-26 25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and
of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying
unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of
the earth be blessed.
26 Unto you first God, having raised up
his Son Jesus,
sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you
from his iniquities.
Acts 11:19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon
the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far
as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
preaching the word to none but unto the
Jews only.
Acts 13:26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of
Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God,

3. Homework 11/10/19
to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Rom 9:4-5 4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the
adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving
of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom
as concerning the flesh Christ came,
who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said,
It was necessary that the word of God should first have
been spoken to you:
but seeing ye put it from you, and judge
yourselves unworthy of everlasting life,
lo, we turn to the Gentiles.