Luke 2:27-35; Read All.

 Rom.9:31-32; Read All.

Rom.11; 1; I say then, Hath God cast away His people? God forbid. For I am also an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

This is Paul speaking as a member of Judah.

 

Peter 2:6-8; Read All.

 

Those who miss our Lord's Message for our times, which is to wait for Him, are stumbling at His Word.
     One might be asking, "Well how has Jesus become a stone of stumbling to many among the house of Israel (ten tribes) also?" Simply by not realizing that God's Word teaches to wait on our Lord Christ's true summer harvest season is the reason. Because some won't heed The Word in that, they fall away into accepting a false one who comes first, and thus take hold of "hasty fruit". To not wait, but accept a false one in place of Christ Jesus, is... to refuse our Lord, especially since He gave forewarning in His Word.

 Following the traditions of men loosely based on The Word, and not going deeper into God's Word, will cause that sad situation for many believers (that Message is coming up here in Isaiah 28 very soon).
     When teachers in The Word begin to take hold of false pride, a sense of false honour goes along with it. That's when the various traditions and "commandments of men" begin to overtake God's Word in Its simplicity .

 

Mark 7:1-7: Read All.

 

With some who err away from The Word it can even turn into a sideshow. Just because a teacher of The Word can preach the Salvation and Baptism Message accurately, does not mean they can teach all of God's Word properly. Thank The LORD that He has left us His Word to study for ourselves, including Manuscript study, so we could know this difference. Indeed, we are also thankful to God for all those who work to turn many to Christ Jesus the Saviour. But for the latter days, recognizing The True Messiah Jesus Christ is very important.

Isa 28:8    For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

     This verse is kind of harsh, isn't it? That's how a place looks after a room full of drunks are done with it. In the spiritual false worship sense, these "tables" refer to the tables of shewbread within the Sanctuary which God commanded Israel to have in place before Him continually.

 

 Exod.25:30. And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

 

Ephraim as head of the ten tribe northern kingdom of old Israel had driven true worship away, even setting up common priests of the people when that office was reserved at that time only to Levites. The majority of the Levites went to Jerusalem, since no way were they going to serve two golden calf idols which Jeroboam setup. The "tables" were made a waste in false worship by those events Jeroboam caused.

 

 1 Kings 12:26-33; Read All.

 

2 Chron.11:14; For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jereboam and his sons had cast them of from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord.