Why did Jesus not take the Greeks?
The Greeks could not be taken because Gentile access depended on Christ's finished work. Until He had died on the cross, been buried, and risen from the dead, He could not be the object of their faith. During the time God dealt with Israel under the covenants, Gentiles remained outside.
Les teaches that Paul, under the inspiration of the Spirit, wrote that Gentiles were not in the covenant promises and were not citizens of the nation of Israel. While God was dealing with Israel on the basis of the covenants—from Genesis 12 until Acts chapter 9—the Gentile was outside. That is why Jesus did not take these Greeks: He could not be the object of their faith until He had died the death of the cross, been buried, and risen from the dead. Les also notes the same backdrop in Jonah, who resisted going to Gentile Nineveh, much as Peter resisted going to Cornelius in Acts 10.
Why did Jesus not take the Greeks who came to Him?
Jesus did not take the Greeks because, during the period when God dealt with Israel under the covenants, Gentiles were outside those covenant promises; He could not yet be the object of their faith until after His death, burial, and resurrection.
Why did Jesus not take the Greeks (Gentiles) during His earthly ministry?
Jesus did not take the Greeks during His earthly ministry because Gentiles were outside Israel’s covenant promises and not citizens of Israel. God was dealing with Israel on the basis of the covenants, so Christ could not be the object of Gentile faith until He had died, been buried, and risen from the dead.