History of the Lost Sheep
By Pastor Bob Hallstrom
In the beginning Israel’s family was small in size, and since we visualize a tribe as a small group, we would us the English word “tribe.” After it grew in size into a family of some three million people. In our minds, it would be too large to be considered a tribe or family — we would be more inclined to call it a nation. After crossing the Jordan River into the land of Canaan they had geography as well as people and were probably considered a nation of people as well as a race (family) of people having the same heritage, habits, and customs.