Look at OT Israel. God told Moses to tell Pharaoh to repent and believe in the God he serves. Wait, no He didn’t. He told Pharaoh to let His ppl go that they may worship Him. Notice the Egyptians were never called God’s ppl.
No he didn't. But Egypt had 400 years where they were treating unjustly Hebrews they made slaves when God HAD saved Egypt from disaster in the time of Joseph. Not to mention that they slew the Hebrew babies in the time of Moses. God decided to make an example of them for their judgment time had arrived.
Notice the Egyptians were never called God’s ppl.
True but you know neither are you and me from the status of being Gentiles....we've been grafted into Israel, you which are Christ are Abraham's seed. And about Egypt go back to the Egypt of Joseph and the Pharaohs at that time and other ones slightly after. They honored God, they blessed Israel until a time came when it's said Pharaohs came who knew not Joseph. Didn't mean historically they didn't know who he was but they decided to turn against their heritage of honoring God and his servants.
Do we really believe there was no way these earlier Pharaohs weren't received by God for honoring him in the eras they did? I'd suggest not. In the same way God spoke well of other Gentile kings, rulers like Darius...do we think he didn't make heaven his home? We have silence about it but we get the feel they did.
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba Gentiles were allowed into the covenants of Israel and Jesus has Ruth in his genealogy.
The Priest Melchizedek was in those ancient lands of Israel in the time of Abraham and was compared to the High Priest Jesus. Therefore we have to know there was some genuine spiritual activity going on yes in what we call the Gentiles of that time.
Jonah was called to preach to the Ninevites to repent? They did. Gentile people.
Noah sacrificed before the Priesthood....where did he get that notion....you don't see an actual command from God for Noah to do that Gen 6-7
Now ancient tribes, Gentile ones....all around the globe, it's pretty universal.....did blood sacrifices.....YES they were perversions but the concept of sacrifice was in their consciousness. Even in far flung places compared to Israel, like Mexico you'll see blood sacrifice....devilish and perversions yes BUT were they always so?? Could there have been a time where they were slaying say a lamb as a sin offering instead of humans? Don't know. We have silence on the matter. Doesn't mean it didn't happen however.
God was receptive to any body from any lands that wanted to serve him.
In fact that's why he scattered them throughout the earth to increase the chances of that happening. (Acts 17:27)
