There are numerous references to ‘Gentiles’ in the Scriptures, and they have a part to play in the plan of YHWH. We read much of Israel and of the Jews, but who exactly are the Gentiles? What is their place in the overall picture? and what is their destiny?

I have set myself the task of studying these topics in order to attain a balance on these important issues, especially in light of the massive importance of Israel in the scheme of things in Yahweh’s purposes for mankind.
As the young man whose name was Israel cried out “My name is nearly on every page!” when he was first handed a Bible (in the narrative of The Cross and the Switchblade, David Wilkerson’s wonderful book) Yes, he was right, Israel is the apple of Yahweh’s eye, the fulfilment of all His plans, a people “Ruling with El.” His delight, the ones for whom He sacrificed His precious and only begotten Son, the ones Yahshua divested Himself of His glory to redeem. He instructed His disciples not to go ‘by way of the Gentiles’ or ‘to any city of the Samaritans’ but ‘to the lost sheep of the house of Israel’(Matthew 10:5-6) He also stated that: “I came not but for the lost sheep of the House of Israel” (Matthew 15:24) Yes, they are the precious ones, the great family the whole of the history of this planet is hinged on, the redemption of whom is the culmination of all the struggles of mankind! Yes, they are the ones.
This is an undisputed fact. But what of the Gentiles? Who are they? They too are mentioned (quite a number of times!) in Yahweh’s own book, the Bible. (Torah, Scriptures, Tanakh etc.)What is their place and purpose and end in the great scheme of things?

We will examine this topic under three main headings: