Who were the twelve apostles sent to according to Jesus' command?
Jesus commanded the twelve apostles not to go to Gentiles but to go only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. They were therefore apostles of Israel, not of the Gentiles, and Scripture records no actual ministry among Gentiles by these twelve men.
Les teaches that Jesus chose the twelve and commanded them not to go to a Gentile, but to go only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. So the twelve were apostles of Israel. Les also emphasizes that you cannot show from Scripture that these twelve men ever had a ministry among Gentiles. He allows that they may have visited, noting Peter went up to Antioch, but an actual ministry among Gentiles is not recorded in the Book. They were the apostles of Israel, and they understood that. This contrasts with Paul, who was given the Gospel for the Gentile from the same God and with the same kind of authority, while the twelve had the Gospel of the circumcision, or the Jew, the Gospel of the Kingdom.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
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Where did Jesus tell the twelve apostles to go and not go when He sent them out?
Jesus commanded the Twelve not to go into the way of the Gentiles nor into any city of the Samaritans, but rather to go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Who were the twelve apostles restricted to preaching to?
That commandment meant the Twelve were to go to no one but Jews, and they never lost sight of that.