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Most misled Scofield Christians think the entire Old Testament is about “Jews.” But the truth is, only around 15 - 20% of the people mentioned in the Old Testament were actual “Jews” by any historical, tribal, or biblical standard. The rest? Israelites from other tribes — Hebrews, not Jews — and most of them lived before the word “Jew” (Yehudi) was even invented.
Let’s start at the top. Abraham was not a Jew. He was a Hebrew (Genesis 14:13), and the father of many nations — but Judah, his great-grandson, hadn’t even been born yet. Isaac, Abraham’s son, wasn’t a Jew either. He was Hebrew. Jacob (whom God renamed Israel) was Hebrew. He fathered twelve sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel — only one of whom was Judah. That means the vast majority of Jacob’s children — and their descendants — were never “Jews.” They were Reubenites, Ephraimites, Manassites, Zebulunites, and so on — Israelites, yes, but not Jews.
Moses? Not a Jew. He was from the tribe of Levi, not Judah. Raised in Egypt, called by God, and the one through whom the Law was given — but by today’s loose standards, people would call him a “Jew” when he never used that word and never heard it once in his life. Joshua, the military leader who led Israel into the Promised Land? He was from the tribe of Ephraim. Joseph, the dreamer and ruler in Egypt? From Ephraim and Manasseh. Samuel, the prophet and judge? A Levite. King Saul, Israel’s first king? From the tribe of Benjamin. Elijah? A Tishbite from Gilead, part of the northern kingdom of Israel — not Judah. Elisha? Same — a northern prophet. Deborah the judge? Tribe of Ephraim. Gideon? From Manasseh. Jeremiah was a Levite, and Ezekiel was a priest, also from Levi. David, yes, was from the tribe of Judah, but even he lived long before the term “Jew” ever existed. He was a Judahite — not a "Jew" in the modern religious-political sense.
In fact, none of these people had any concept of “Judaism” as we know it today. They knew nothing of the Talmud, rabbinic law, oral tradition, or Zionism. The Pharisees, who eventually created the system that became modern Judaism, didn’t even exist until hundreds of years after most of these figures were dead. And when they finally did arise, Jesus rebuked them publicly and called their followers the children of the devil (John 8:44). So let’s stop pretending Moses, Abraham, or Samuel would have affirmed anything going on in a modern synagogue today. They wouldn’t. They would have been appalled.
The term “Jew” doesn’t even appear in the Bible until 2 Kings 16:6, and when it does, it’s not a compliment — it refers to people from the Kingdom of Judah, who at that moment were at war with Israel. Let that sink in: the Jews were fighting the Israelites. That alone proves beyond question that “Jew” and “Israelite” are not interchangeable. One is tribal and post-exilic, the other refers to the full covenant people of God — twelve tribes.
So no — the Old Testament isn’t “all about the Jews.” It’s about Israel. And most of Israel was never Jewish. The northern tribes were conquered, scattered, and many believe they migrated westward into what would become Europe, fulfilling prophecies like Genesis 28:14 and Hosea 1:10. Meanwhile, only the southern kingdom (Judah, Benjamin, and part of Levi) retained the name “Jew” — and even then, it was a political-geographical label, not a blanket term for all of "God’s people".
How did this lie take hold? Because in 1909, a disbarred lawyer and known conman named Cyrus Scofield published a “study Bible” funded by Zionist political backers. Scofield didn’t interpret the Bible — he rewrote it from the margins. He inserted Dispensationalist heresy between the verses, training generations of Christians to equate “Israel” with “Jews,” and to believe that God has two separate plans — one for the Church, and one for unbelieving ethnic Israel. Instead of rightly dividing the Word, Scofield divided the people of God.
The liner notes within Scofield’s Bible taught that Jews who reject Jesus are still “chosen,” while the Church is just a parenthesis in a bigger ethnic drama. This is not biblical theology — this is theological betrayal. Paul says in Galatians 3:29 that those in Christ are the true heirs of Abraham. Jesus said in John 8:44 that those who reject Him are not the children of God. And yet Scofield’s doctrine led millions of Christians to elevate Christ-rejectors over the blood-bought Bride. This isn’t honoring the Word — it’s crucifying it all over again.
The idea that Abraham, Moses, or Joshua were “Jews” isn’t just wrong — it’s a modern myth that distorts Scripture, emboldens false doctrine, and props up a system that redirects God’s promises away from Jesus Christ and onto a people who openly deny Him. It’s deception, and it’s time for the Church to wake up and stop repeating it.
Let’s start at the top. Abraham was not a Jew. He was a Hebrew (Genesis 14:13), and the father of many nations — but Judah, his great-grandson, hadn’t even been born yet. Isaac, Abraham’s son, wasn’t a Jew either. He was Hebrew. Jacob (whom God renamed Israel) was Hebrew. He fathered twelve sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel — only one of whom was Judah. That means the vast majority of Jacob’s children — and their descendants — were never “Jews.” They were Reubenites, Ephraimites, Manassites, Zebulunites, and so on — Israelites, yes, but not Jews.
Moses? Not a Jew. He was from the tribe of Levi, not Judah. Raised in Egypt, called by God, and the one through whom the Law was given — but by today’s loose standards, people would call him a “Jew” when he never used that word and never heard it once in his life. Joshua, the military leader who led Israel into the Promised Land? He was from the tribe of Ephraim. Joseph, the dreamer and ruler in Egypt? From Ephraim and Manasseh. Samuel, the prophet and judge? A Levite. King Saul, Israel’s first king? From the tribe of Benjamin. Elijah? A Tishbite from Gilead, part of the northern kingdom of Israel — not Judah. Elisha? Same — a northern prophet. Deborah the judge? Tribe of Ephraim. Gideon? From Manasseh. Jeremiah was a Levite, and Ezekiel was a priest, also from Levi. David, yes, was from the tribe of Judah, but even he lived long before the term “Jew” ever existed. He was a Judahite — not a "Jew" in the modern religious-political sense.
In fact, none of these people had any concept of “Judaism” as we know it today. They knew nothing of the Talmud, rabbinic law, oral tradition, or Zionism. The Pharisees, who eventually created the system that became modern Judaism, didn’t even exist until hundreds of years after most of these figures were dead. And when they finally did arise, Jesus rebuked them publicly and called their followers the children of the devil (John 8:44). So let’s stop pretending Moses, Abraham, or Samuel would have affirmed anything going on in a modern synagogue today. They wouldn’t. They would have been appalled.
The term “Jew” doesn’t even appear in the Bible until 2 Kings 16:6, and when it does, it’s not a compliment — it refers to people from the Kingdom of Judah, who at that moment were at war with Israel. Let that sink in: the Jews were fighting the Israelites. That alone proves beyond question that “Jew” and “Israelite” are not interchangeable. One is tribal and post-exilic, the other refers to the full covenant people of God — twelve tribes.
So no — the Old Testament isn’t “all about the Jews.” It’s about Israel. And most of Israel was never Jewish. The northern tribes were conquered, scattered, and many believe they migrated westward into what would become Europe, fulfilling prophecies like Genesis 28:14 and Hosea 1:10. Meanwhile, only the southern kingdom (Judah, Benjamin, and part of Levi) retained the name “Jew” — and even then, it was a political-geographical label, not a blanket term for all of "God’s people".
How did this lie take hold? Because in 1909, a disbarred lawyer and known conman named Cyrus Scofield published a “study Bible” funded by Zionist political backers. Scofield didn’t interpret the Bible — he rewrote it from the margins. He inserted Dispensationalist heresy between the verses, training generations of Christians to equate “Israel” with “Jews,” and to believe that God has two separate plans — one for the Church, and one for unbelieving ethnic Israel. Instead of rightly dividing the Word, Scofield divided the people of God.
The liner notes within Scofield’s Bible taught that Jews who reject Jesus are still “chosen,” while the Church is just a parenthesis in a bigger ethnic drama. This is not biblical theology — this is theological betrayal. Paul says in Galatians 3:29 that those in Christ are the true heirs of Abraham. Jesus said in John 8:44 that those who reject Him are not the children of God. And yet Scofield’s doctrine led millions of Christians to elevate Christ-rejectors over the blood-bought Bride. This isn’t honoring the Word — it’s crucifying it all over again.
The idea that Abraham, Moses, or Joshua were “Jews” isn’t just wrong — it’s a modern myth that distorts Scripture, emboldens false doctrine, and props up a system that redirects God’s promises away from Jesus Christ and onto a people who openly deny Him. It’s deception, and it’s time for the Church to wake up and stop repeating it.
