Addressing the OP, and also, my friend amadeus,
First thanks for the post and reply, Correct my old friend. for there are two types of "Strangers" Gentiles, and those who was scattered, (the house of Israel). but as said, all was under Israel roof. scriptural proof, Genesis 17:9 "And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations."Genesis 17:10 "This is my covenant, which ye shall keep,
between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised."Genesis 17:11 "
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you."Genesis 17:12 "And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house,
or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed."Genesis 17:13 "
He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant."Genesis 17:14 "And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant."
the term "Stranger" here is used in an unusual way, "son" .....
say what? yes just like Job who was a "son of God", but was not of the seed of Abraham naturally, but Job was a "son" by the Spirit, why? because he, Job, kept God commands... (smile). Just as to the truth Peter spoke.
H1121 בֵּן ben (bane) n-m.
בָּנִים baniym (ba-neem') [plural]
בְּנִי bniy (ben-ee') [possessive singular]
בָּנַי banay (baw-nah'ee) [possessive plural]
(used widely)
a son (as a builder of the family name).
{in the widest sense of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject,
nation,
quality or condition, etc., (like H1 H251, etc.).}
as the apostle Peter found out, "God is not respect of persons", but accepts everyone who work righteousness, supportive scripture, Acts 10:35 "
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness,
is accepted with him." Why? Acts 10:28 "And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation;
but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean."
see the Church of God is no respect of person, be ye Jew or Gentile, or what NATION you are. if you "FEAR" the Lord, and work righteousness, just as Job and his friends did before the Law came... (smile), you're accepted with God.
with that establish, Jews as well as Gentiles are one in CHRIST the "SEED" of Abraham, not in seeds as in many... no, but in "ONE", Christ.
now the Gathering of BOTH, Jews and Gentiles, Ezekiel 37:15 "The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"Ezekiel 37:16 "Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:"Ezekiel 37:17 "
And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become
one in thine hand."
now the Gentiles,
Ephesians 2:11 "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;"Ephesians 2:12 "That at that time
ye were without Christ,
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,
and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:"Ephesians 2:13 "
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."
the term "sranger" here is clearly speaking of Gentiles. that's a no brainer there.
and to who Peter was speaking, was BOTH Jews and Gentiles alike, meaning all NATIONS as the definition in H1121 בֵּן ben (bane) n-m states a "son", or "Nation.
1 Peter 1:1 "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to
the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,"1 Peter 1:2 "
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied." many think that these scattered strangers are only speaking of the so-called lost house of Israel, well no. this is what is refered back to Job and his friends, BEING, "sons of god", how, just like anyone else, ... by the Spirit, did we not hear Peter, listen, 1 Peter 1:2 "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,
through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied". BONGO, "
through sanctification of the Spirit" see Job and his friends as with all GENTILES was sanctification who obeyed God, as Peter said "who worketh righteousness", and this is clearly seen in Job chapter 1. so all those Jews and Gentiles who worked righteousness is accepted with God. and we see some of them right here in 1 Peter 1.
so if someone says oh theses are scattered Jews well no,
Peter said from, Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia where have we seen those names before? Answer, on the day of Pentecost, Acts 2:5 "And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven."Acts 2:6 "Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language."Acts 2:7 "And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?"Acts 2:8 "And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?"Acts 2:9 "Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,"Acts 2:10 "Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene,
and strangers of Rome,
Jews and proselytes,"Acts 2:11 "Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."Acts 2:12 "And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?"Acts 2:13 "Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine."
BINGO, verse 10, "
and strangers of Rome,
Jews and proselytes". Jews and Gentiles.
see what the devil been keeping from both Jews and Gentiles, is this, and we have heard it many of times, "the Jews are the choosen people of God". true, but so are all in EVERY nation who Fear God and work righteousness.
one might want to make a cross reference of Genisis 17:9-14 with Acts 10:28 & 35.
so my old friend, you're on point and correct, May God bless you, and all of us.
PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"
