"Moreover, the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known." --Deuteronomy 28:64
"You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste." --Leviticus 26:33
Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’ --Ezekiel 11:16
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” --John 10:27
"I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd." --John 10:16
There are sons of Jacob in every nation. Again, it is important to understand what Gentile means.Basically it is a -- 'non-something'. You provided Act 10:45. This will make my point. Let's look at it. In the first half of Acts 10, Cornelius and Peter both saw visions given by God. In his vision, Cornelius, a Roman centurion and a devout Gentile, was ordered to send for Peter. Did you catch this? Cornelius is a "devout Gentile" (non-something). He is a "Roman centurion". So, is Cornelius a non-Judean? That is, not from the Roman 'province' of Judea? Yes. Is he a non-Israelite? Many Romans were descendants of Israelites too. DNA results indicate mitochondrial lineage to the Levant. Herodotus wrote the Etruscans emigrated from Lydia, a region on the eastern coast of ancient Turkey. A place that evidence shows Israelites inhabited.
In Acts, just as Peter was trying to understand the meaning of this troublesome vision, the men sent by Cornelius arrived. Then the Spirit said to Peter, “Behold, three men seek you. But arise, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them” (10:19-20). Peter went with the men to Joppa, where he met Cornelius. He said, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean” (10:28).
Peter went with the men to Joppa, where he met Cornelius. He said, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man a Judean to join himself or come to one of another nation (tribe), but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean” (10:28). This tells us the word 'gentile' is referring to Israelites of "another nation (tribe)". In other words, 'gentile' refers to an Israelite, who isn't recognized as a fellow Israelite and is therefore thought to be unclean.
In Acts 10:45 the gentiles are fellow Israelites of another 'nation' (tribe), but under law were not recognized.
"Moreover, the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known." --Deuteronomy 28:64
"You, however, I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you, as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste." --Leviticus 26:33
Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.”’ --Ezekiel 11:16
“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” --John 10:27
"I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd." --John 10:16
There are sons of Jacob in every nation. Again, it is important to understand what Gentile means.Basically it is a -- 'non-something'. You provided Act 10:45. This will make my point. Let's look at it. In the first half of Acts 10, Cornelius and Peter both saw visions given by God. In his vision, Cornelius, a Roman centurion and a devout Gentile, was ordered to send for Peter. Did you catch this? Cornelius is a "devout Gentile" (non-something). He is a "Roman centurion". So, is Cornelius a non-Judean? That is, not from the Roman 'province' of Judea? Yes. Is he a non-Israelite? Many Romans were descendants of Israelites too. DNA results indicate mitochondrial lineage to the Levant. Herodotus wrote the Etruscans emigrated from Lydia, a region on the eastern coast of ancient Turkey. A place that evidence shows Israelites inhabited.
In Acts, just as Peter was trying to understand the meaning of this troublesome vision, the men sent by Cornelius arrived. Then the Spirit said to Peter, “Behold, three men seek you. But arise, go down, and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them” (10:19-20). Peter went with the men to Joppa, where he met Cornelius. He said, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean” (10:28).
Peter went with the men to Joppa, where he met Cornelius. He said, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man a Judean to join himself or come to one of another nation (tribe), but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean” (10:28). This tells us the word 'gentile' is referring to Israelites of "another nation (tribe)". In other words, 'gentile' refers to an Israelite, who isn't recognized as a fellow Israelite and is therefore thought to be unclean.
In Acts 10:45 the gentiles are fellow Israelites of another 'nation' (tribe), but under law were not recognized.
Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
This also backs my analysis.