The dictionary meaning of a fold
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FOLD, n.
1. A pen or inclosure for sheep; a place where a flock of sheep is kept, whether in the field or under shelter.
2. A flock of sheep. Hence in a scriptural sense, the church, the flock of the Shepherd of Israel.
Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. John chapter 10.
Some of the verses in the bible where the fold is dictionaries – Easton’s Bible Dictionary – Fold is an enclosure for flocks to rest together ( Isaiah 13:20 ). Sheep-folds are mentioned Numbers 32:16 ; 32:24; 32:36 ; 2 Sam 7:8 ; Zephaniah 2:6 ; John 10:1 , etc. It was prophesied of the cities of Ammon ( Ezekiel 25:5 ), Aroer ( Isaiah 17:2 ), and Judaea, that they would be folds or couching-places for flocks. “Ais the bond that God mandated, decreed, planned, partnered, and that God decreed before the foundation of the world. though, this bond does not make any gentile believers in Jesus Christ become a Jew or Hebrewknow that without any doubt or controversy, believers in Jesus Christ cannot alienate themselves from the commonwealth of Israel regarding the feasts of God, His Ten commandments where the observance of the Sabbath is and His new year which is the bond that God mandated, decreed, planned, partnered, and that God decreed before the foundation of the world. though, this bond does not make any gentile believers in Jesus Christ become a Jew or HebrewChrist know that without any doubt or controversy, believers in Jesus Christ cannot alienate themselves from the commonwealth of Israel regarding the feasts of God, His Ten commandments where the observance of the Sabbath is and His new year which is the bond that God mandated, decreed, planned, partnered, and that God decreed before the foundation of the world. though, this bond does not make any gentile believers in Jesus Christ become a Jew or Hebrew believers in Jesus Christ know that without any doubt or controversy, believers in Jesus Christ cannot alienate themselves from the commonwealth of Israel regarding the feasts of God, His Ten commandments where the observance of the Sabbath is and His new year which is the bond that God mandated, decreed, planned, partnered, and that God decreed before the foundation of the world. though, this bond does not make any gentile believers in Jesus Christ become a Jew or Hebrew
But these God’s words had given a very clear indication that whatever things that God had mandated, decreed, planned, patterned, and purposed for the Jews to do in order to show their utmost love, honour, praise, adoration and thanksgiving to God their creator, through Jesus Christ, we Gentiles believers in Jesus Christ, who have accepted Him- Jesus Christ love, by the power of the Holy Spirit, and through the word of the Jews, the first disciples of Jesus Christ, must do them wholeheartedly and in total obedience, loyalty, honesty, trust and most of all, for our utmost love to God with all our hearts, minds, souls, might, and all that are within us. The Almighty God who left His throne in Heaven and come down as Emmanuel – God with us, Isaiah 7.14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel. “God with us”
John 1.14 “the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us.” so that He can have all believers in Jesus christ to Himself alone which He called A “set apart.” The bond between the Jews believers in Jesus Christ and the Gentiles believers in Jesus christ are summed up in the verse below by God Himself
Amos 9.12
“That they [ Israelites] may possess the remnant of Edom, and of “all the heathen, “ which are called by My [God], name, saith the lord that doeth this.”
Read the gospel of John 10.16 “And other [ gentiles] sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them [gentiles] Also I must bring, and they [ all Jews believers in Jesus Christ and all Gentiles believers in Jesus Christ] shall hear my voices, and there be one fold, and one shepherd”
God had made Israel into a “fold” he had given them a mandate, a decree, His plans, patterns and purposes of how they should worship Him, honour, adore, praise, show their utmost love, Thanksgivings through His feasts days, the Ten commandments where the observance of the Sabbath is and His new year as a bond between the Jews believers in Jesus Christ and Gentiles believers in Jesus Christ in this world, which He call ” A set apart” from all the things of the world for Himself alone. God said that He will not share His glory with anything, Isaiah 42. 8. We Gentiles believers in Jesus Christ were brought to join them, “the God-made fold” and to embrace, appreciate, love, to do what God had mandated, ordained, decreed, planned, patterned and purposed for the Israelis to do to honour Him and Him alone. We gentiles believers in Jesus Christ are not doing the Israelis believers in Jesus Christ any favours at all by doing what the God Almighty told them to do, rather, we are obeying God’s orders and commandments as an additional to the original “fold.” We Gentiles believers in Jesus Christ cannot undo what God had already done before the foundation of the world.
The bible says there is only one shepherded [Jesus Christ] and one “fold” John 10. 16. The Jews believers in Jesus christ are by all means very obedient to the Almighty God, who still observe God’s feasts days, The Ten commandments where the observance of the Sabbath is and God’s new year. God chose the Israelis as an example of God’s love for His people all over the world who will do His will.
