Dictionary entry

Gentiles

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Comprehend all nations except the Jews Ro 2:9; 3:9; 9:24

CALLED

Heathen Ps 2:1; Ga 3:8

Nations Ps 9:20; 22:28; Isa 9:1

Uncircumcised Isa 14:6; 52:1

Uncircumcision Ro 2:26

Greeks Ro 1:16; 10:12

Strangers Isa 14:1; 60:10

Ruled by God 2Ch 20:6; Ps 47:8

Chastised by God Ps 9:5; 94:10

Counsel of, brought to nought Ps 33:10

CHARACTERISED AS

Ignorant of God Ro 1:21; 1Th 4:5

Refusing to know God Ro 1:28

Without the law Ro 2:14

Idolatrous Ro 1:23,25; 1Co 12:2

Superstitious De 18:14

Depraved and wicked Ro 1:28-32; Eph 4:19

Blasphemous and reproachful Ne 5:9

Constant to their false gods Jer 2:11

Hated and despised the Jews Es 9:1,5; Ps 44:13,14; 123:3

Often ravaged and defiled the holy land and sanctuary Ps 79:1; La 1:10

THE JEWS

Not to follow the ways of Le 18:3; Jer 10:2

Not to intermarry with De 7:3

Permitted to have, as servants Le 25:44

Despised, as if dogs Mt 15:26

Never associated with Ac 10:28; 11:2,3

Often corrupted by 2Ki 17:7,8

Dispersed amongst Joh 7:35

Excluded from Israel's privileges Eph 2:11,12

Not allowed to enter the temple Ac 21:28,29

Outer court of temple for Eph 2:14; Re 11:2

Given to Christ as His inheritance Ps 2:8

Christ given as a light to Isa 42:6; Lu 2:32

Conversion of, predicted Isa 2:2; 11:10

United with the Jews against Christ Ac 4:27

The gospel not to be preached to, till preached to the Jews Mt 10:5; Lu 24:47; Ac 13:46

First special introduction of the gospel to Ac 10:34-45; 15:14

First general introduction of the gospel to Ac 13:48,49,52; 15:12

Paul the apostle of Ac 9:15; Ga 2:7,8

Jerusalem trodden down by, &c Lu 21:24

Israel rejected till the fulness of Ro 11:25