Matthew 10 Context

This paper will discuss the interpretation of Matthew 10. It will concentrate on the two different contexts which were identified in Matthew 10. The first context was when Jesus taught His twelve disciples about taking the role of the apostles. This letter is also known as a type of ordination sermon from Jesus to His disciples. He gave them instructions and directions about being apostles. The second context is written by Matthew to the Christian-Jewish congregations at that time. Matthew was a tax collector who left his job to follow Jesus as His disciple. Matthew recorded and wrote the dialogue that he heard from Jesus using his perspective. The Discourse Of Jesus To The Disciples Looking through the historical context, Jesus

The reason Jesus insisted His disciples to go only to the lost descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and not to the Gentiles (the Samaritans) is that the discourse that Jesus preached to His disciples happened before the cross and the resurrection day. By means, the apostles were born under the Jewish law, where there is a distinction between Jew and Gentile. The disciples were not allowed to have contact with the Gentiles because according to the old covenant, it was forbidden and

First, the mandate to continue proclaiming about the Kingdom of God that came through Jesus is still the primary task that we need to do every day. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be His messenger. We are appointed to be the ambassador of Jesus, that brings the message about the Kingdom of God to everybody. Today, there is no longer a distinction between Jews and Gentiles, every person in this world is qualified to hear and receive the message of His