Who are the Samaritans according to Les?
The Samaritans are identified as half-breeds. In Matthew 10:5, Jesus commanded the twelve not to go into any city of the Samaritans but rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, God's earthly people. This instruction shows they were excluded from that initial mission.
Les explains that the Samaritans are half-breeds. He notes that in Matthew 10:5, Jesus commanded the twelve not to go into any city of the Samaritans, but rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, God's earthly people. Les emphasizes that Christ's earthly ministry was confined to Israel, with only two exceptions. One exception is found in Matthew 15, where Jesus departed into the borders of Tyre and Sidon.
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: