It seems that the 4000 in Matthew 15 were gentiles.

Jerry N. · 2025-08-22T07:23:57-0500

If the 4000 were gentiles, it seems important.

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David Lamb · 2025-08-23T02:20:18-0500

Jerry N. said:
If the 4000 were gentiles, it seems important.

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I have just re-read the account of the Feeding of the Four Thousand. I see nothing in that account that even implies that thos four thousand were Gentiles. Yes, He had just healed a Canaanite woman's daughter. However, we cannot make too much of that. In Matthew 8, we read of Him healing the centurion's servant, a Gentile. The very next thing we read is the healing of Peter's mother-in-law. Surely we don't assume that she was a Gentile just because Jesus had previously healed a Gentile.

Jerry N. · 2025-08-23T04:00:06-0500

David Lamb said:
I have just re-read the account of the Feeding of the Four Thousand. I see nothing in that account that even implies that thos four thousand were Gentiles. Yes, He had just healed a Canaanite woman's daughter. However, we cannot make too much of that. In Matthew 8, we read of Him healing the centurion's servant, a Gentile. The very next thing we read is the healing of Peter's mother-in-law. Surely we don't assume that she was a Gentile just because Jesus had previously healed a Gentile.

I think that the idea is that Jesus might have been in Ituraea, which was part of Lebanon and populated by Arabs. He could have also been in Decapolis which was populated by Jews, Arab Nabataeans, and Arameans. If Jesus was in Galilee, then the people He was talking to were Northern Israelites, who were mostly Samaritans. My best guess is that the 4000 were not all Jews. This seems important because the Kingdom of God was offered to Gentiles and Samaritans long before the Resurrection. I think this gives a different perspective about teaching the Gospel to Gentiles in Acts. What do you think?

David Lamb · 2025-08-23T04:49:04-0500

Jerry N. said:
I think that the idea is that Jesus might have been in Ituraea, which was part of Lebanon and populated by Arabs. He could have also been in Decapolis which was populated by Jews, Arab Nabataeans, and Arameans. If Jesus was in Galilee, then the people He was talking to were Northern Israelites, who were mostly Samaritans. My best guess is that the 4000 were not all Jews. This seems important because the Kingdom of God was offered to Gentiles and Samaritans long before the Resurrection. I think this gives a different perspective about teaching the Gospel to Gentiles in Acts. What do you think?

The account in Matthew 15 seems to indicate that He was not far from the Sea of Galilee:

“Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.” (Mt 15:29 NKJV)

We don't need to assume that some of the 4000 were Gentile in order to show that the gospel was for Gentiles too, because we have plenty of instances where it is clearly stated that Jesus was speaking to Gentiles. The Canaanite woman, the centurion, and others.

Jerry N. · 2025-08-23T06:35:50-0500

David Lamb said:
The account in Matthew 15 seems to indicate that He was not far from the Sea of Galilee:

“Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.” (Mt 15:29 NKJV)

We don't need to assume that some of the 4000 were Gentile in order to show that the gospel was for Gentiles too, because we have plenty of instances where it is clearly stated that Jesus was speaking to Gentiles. The Canaanite woman, the centurion, and others.

You noticed that the Apostles were much more worried about the 5000 Jews who hadn’t eaten for 1 day as compared to the 4000 who hadn’t eaten for 3 days. If part or all of the 4000 were Gentiles, along with the Canaanite woman, the centurion, and others, they didn’t get it. It took supernatural events with Peter and a lot of discussion in Jerusalem to finally come to the conclusion that Jesus came for both Jew and Gentile. Even though the apostles were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, they had to overcome prejudice. This gives a different light to dealing with fellow Christians and their paths to maturity. How could it have taken so long for the Apostles to understand?

It seems that the 4000 in Matthew 15 were gentiles.

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