In this era where many people are changing the historical meaning of common words or associating political and social implications, it becomes necessary to define words:
Tribe: a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader. – Google Search
Why Talk About Tribes?
Because tribes, families, kindred, and language groups matter to our Creator God.
God told Abram (Abraham), Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) that He would bless all the families of the earth through them. (Gen. 12:3, 18:18, 28:18, 26:4, 28:14, Acts 3:28, Gal. 3:8)
Why Tribes?
Tribes or people groups or ethnic groups can be found all over the world in a variety of contexts. From people in frozen climates of north Canada or Siberia to the steamy jungles of South America, there are people groups all over the world who have no access to Biblical truth.
On the highest authority in heaven and on earth, Jesus told His followers to teach every ethnic group to do everything He commanded them to do. (Recap of Matthew 28:18-20)
God is not finished with these people groups, nations, tribes, kindred, and language groups.
The future heavenly scene recorded in Revelation 5:9 quotes the people praising God as saying, “you have redeemed us by your blood from every tongue, kindred, people and nation (ethnos).” Recurring themes throughout the Bible show that God cares about every ethnic group of people and that He wants those who know Him to tell those who do not about Him.
Thousands of Tribes Unreached