Why do the scriptures refer to the Jews?

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Example: Matt 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Many verses do this same thing.

Why only the Jews?
Moses was not a Jew of the tribe of Judah but a Levite.
Is not Jesus the king and Messiah of all Israel? All 12 tribes?

Why does scripture use this way of speaking?

Is there a Jewish covenant?
Is there a Jewish religion or Judausm?
Is there a Jewish Messiah?

No! The Mosaic covenant was for all Israel all 12 tribes!
 

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Example: Matt 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Many verses do this same thing.

Why only the Jews?
Moses was not a Jew of the tribe of Judah but a Levite.
Is not Jesus the king and Messiah of all Israel? All 12 tribes?

Why does scripture use this way of speaking?

Is there a Jewish covenant?
Is there a Jewish religion or Judausm?
Is there a Jewish Messiah?

No! The Mosaic covenant was for all Israel all 12 tribes!


Jew (Heb. yehûḏî;, Aram. yehûḏai; Gk. joudaios; Lat. judaeaus). Originally a member of the state of *JUDAH (2 Ki. 16:6; Ne. 1:2; Je. 32:12) and so used by foreigners from the 8th century BC onwards (e.g. Assyr. Yaudaia, ANET, pp. 287, 301). Non-Jews used this term of the former inhabitants of the province of Judah as opposed to other nations in post-exilic times (Est. 9:15; Dn. 3:8; Zc. 8:23) or of proselytes to *JUDAISM (Est. 8:17). ‘Jewess’ occurs in 1 Ch. 4:18; Acts 16:1; 24:24 and ‘Jewish’ in Gal. 2:14 (Gk.); Tit. 1:14. The ‘Jew’s language’ describes the local Semitic dialect spoken in Judah which, like ‘Jew’ (Je. 34:9), becomes synonymous with ‘Hebrew’. AV ‘Jewry’ (Dn. 5:13; Lk. 23:5; Jn. 7:1) stands for Judah.
In the NT, ‘Jews’ is used of members of the Jewish faith or their representative leaders (especially Jn.), but in modern times, and especially in the state of Israel, this is sometimes extended to denote ethnic birth but not necessarily religion. Its precise connotation is therefore now often a matter of debate.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. EJ, 10, 1971, pp. 22–26. D. J. Wiseman. (New Bible Dictionary)
 
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MarkeSmith: Example: Matt 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. Many verses do this same thing.

Why only the Jews?
Moses was not a Jew of the tribe of Judah but a Levite.
Is not Jesus the king and Messiah of all Israel? All 12 tribes?



At the time Christ came Israel, the Northern Tribe as still in exile scattered over many nations in the west and even into South America. Yet even though the Tribes of Judah are one tribe, like E'phraim was one tribe sometime the Scriptures name entire tribes associated with them as Judah and E'phraim; or the House of Jacob and the House of Israel. So though Christ is King of all Israel (the combined brotherhood), when born he was born into Judah and thus seen of as King of Judah in those days.
 
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