Yes, Biblically, and historically, the Jews make only about 1/3 of the total Israelites of the 'seed' of Jacob.
Those of Christ's Church are not supposed to exalt Jews over believers on Jesus Christ. According to Apostle Paul, Christ's Church is about BOTH Israelites and Gentiles that believe, together as ONE BODY.
From the Jewish historian Josephus (100 A.D.):
"When he had said this, he gave order that the rulers should measure the wall, and part the work of it among the people, according to their villages and cities; as every ones ability should require. And when he had added this promise, that he himself, with his servants, would assist them, he dissolved the assembly. So the Jews prepared for the work. That is the name they are called by from the day that they came up from Babylon; which is taken from the tribe of Judah,. which came first to these places, and thence both they and the countrey gained that appellation."
Per God Splitting Old Israel Into Two Separate Kingdoms:
Starting at 1 Kings 11 forward to 2 Kings 17 you will find this Bible history.
1. "kingdom of Judah" = only the tribes of Judah, and Benjamin at first, and eventually the tribe of Levi.
These made up the southern kingdom at Jerusalem-Judea in the south. That is only THREE TRIBES of Israelites of the 'seed' of Jacob. These began to call themselves 'JEWS', that name taken from the sole tribe of Judah, the tribe of which was born the house of David and ordained as kings by God's Hand. They were also called in God's Word, "house of Judah", or "Jerusalem", or just "Judah" after the split.
2. "kingdom of Israel" = the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun, Gad, Simeon, Issachar, Reuben. Total of TEN TRIBES.
These 10 tribes of Israel were the majority of the seed of Israel from Jacob. These made up the northern "kingdom of Israel" after the split of 1 Kings 11 & 12. They dwelt in the northern part of the holy land. Before the split, Solomon had made Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim governor over the ten northern tribes. They had a falling out, so Jeroboam fled to Egypt. After Solomon's son was made king at Jerusalem, the ten northern tribes rebelled against the house of David, and parted connections with Judah and Jerusalem, which was by God's Hand. God then made Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim king over the ten northern tribes, and that northern kingdom became known as the "kingdom of Israel", or as just "Israel", or "Ephraim", or "Samaria" (its capital city), or even as "Joseph" (representing the Birthright having gone to Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph).
If you do not pay attention to those above labels that define the two separate kingdoms after the split of 1 Kings 11 & 12, then you will confuse... to whom God's later prophecies were given about and to.
You will instead wrongly... think all later Old Testament Bible prophecy is to JEWS only, when it is not. The whole Books of Ezekiel and Hosea are primarily to the ten tribes of the "house of Israel", even while they were still captive to Assyria and the lands of the Medes.
Those of Christ's Church are not supposed to exalt Jews over believers on Jesus Christ. According to Apostle Paul, Christ's Church is about BOTH Israelites and Gentiles that believe, together as ONE BODY.
From the Jewish historian Josephus (100 A.D.):
"When he had said this, he gave order that the rulers should measure the wall, and part the work of it among the people, according to their villages and cities; as every ones ability should require. And when he had added this promise, that he himself, with his servants, would assist them, he dissolved the assembly. So the Jews prepared for the work. That is the name they are called by from the day that they came up from Babylon; which is taken from the tribe of Judah,. which came first to these places, and thence both they and the countrey gained that appellation."
Per God Splitting Old Israel Into Two Separate Kingdoms:
Starting at 1 Kings 11 forward to 2 Kings 17 you will find this Bible history.
1. "kingdom of Judah" = only the tribes of Judah, and Benjamin at first, and eventually the tribe of Levi.
These made up the southern kingdom at Jerusalem-Judea in the south. That is only THREE TRIBES of Israelites of the 'seed' of Jacob. These began to call themselves 'JEWS', that name taken from the sole tribe of Judah, the tribe of which was born the house of David and ordained as kings by God's Hand. They were also called in God's Word, "house of Judah", or "Jerusalem", or just "Judah" after the split.
2. "kingdom of Israel" = the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun, Gad, Simeon, Issachar, Reuben. Total of TEN TRIBES.
These 10 tribes of Israel were the majority of the seed of Israel from Jacob. These made up the northern "kingdom of Israel" after the split of 1 Kings 11 & 12. They dwelt in the northern part of the holy land. Before the split, Solomon had made Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim governor over the ten northern tribes. They had a falling out, so Jeroboam fled to Egypt. After Solomon's son was made king at Jerusalem, the ten northern tribes rebelled against the house of David, and parted connections with Judah and Jerusalem, which was by God's Hand. God then made Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim king over the ten northern tribes, and that northern kingdom became known as the "kingdom of Israel", or as just "Israel", or "Ephraim", or "Samaria" (its capital city), or even as "Joseph" (representing the Birthright having gone to Ephraim and Manasseh, the two sons of Joseph).
If you do not pay attention to those above labels that define the two separate kingdoms after the split of 1 Kings 11 & 12, then you will confuse... to whom God's later prophecies were given about and to.
You will instead wrongly... think all later Old Testament Bible prophecy is to JEWS only, when it is not. The whole Books of Ezekiel and Hosea are primarily to the ten tribes of the "house of Israel", even while they were still captive to Assyria and the lands of the Medes.
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