Were there any exceptions to Jesus ministering only to Israel?
Yes. Christ's earthly ministry was confined to Israel, yet there were only two exceptions. One is recorded in Matthew 15, where Jesus departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, on the Mediterranean sea coast, the area now known as Lebanon.
Les explains that Jesus had just called the Twelve and commanded them in Matthew 10:5 not to go into the way of the Gentiles or any city of the Samaritans, but rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, God's earthly people. Christ's earthly ministry was therefore confined to Israel, with only two exceptions. Les points to one in Matthew 15:21, where Jesus departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, on the Mediterranean coast, the area now known as Lebanon. The context does not name the second exception.
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
How many exceptions were there to Christ's earthly ministry being confined to Israel?
There were only two exceptions. Christ's earthly ministry was confined to His earthly people, Israel. One exception appears in Matthew 15:21, where Jesus departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, on the Mediterranean sea coast, the area now known as Lebanon.
Were there any exceptions to Jesus limiting His ministry to Israel?
Yes, there were two exceptions to Jesus limiting His earthly ministry to Israel. One is in Matthew 15, when Jesus departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, on the Mediterranean sea coast, the area now known as Lebanon. That is one exception shown.