The modern day Jews are not and have never been Israelites. There were two groups of "Jews", Judeans, during the time of Christ. "Those who heard him gladly" and another group who admitted they were "never in bondage to any man" or as history shows us, Edomites. "Edom is in modern Jewry", the Jewish Encyclopedia. This is why Christ called them out for who they were.
The modern day Jews are not and have never been Israelites. There were two groups of "Jews", Judeans, during the time of Christ. "Those who heard him gladly" and another group who admitted they were "never in bondage to any man" or as history shows us, Edomites. "Edom is in modern Jewry", the Jewish Encyclopedia. This is why Christ called them out for who they were.