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The Plain Truth About The "lost Ten Tribes" And Why You Need To
By David Ben-Ariel, Fri Dec 9th
The United Kingdom of Israel split in two during the reign ofSolomon's son, Rehoboam. The Northern Kingdom of Israel wascomposed of 10 tribes, headed by the tribe of Joseph, in theirnew capital called Samaria. The Southern Kingdom of Judahcontinued to rule from Jerusalem, with the Royal House of Davidpresiding over them. Both sinned against the God of Israel andwere patiently warned by the prophets, but Northern Israel fellfirst and was deported by the Assyrians approximately 130 yearsbefore Judah was conquered by the Babylonians and the Templedestroyed (2 Kgs. 17). After 70 years, a small number of Jews returned and restoredJerusalem and built the Temple. The Jews had been deported toBabylon and were from the Southern Kingdom of Judah. TheNorthern Israelites had been taken captive earlier to otherareas (2 Kgs. 17:6) and have never returned. If you check therecords of those who returned from the Babylonian exile itbecomes clear that only those from the Southern tribes ofBenjamin, Levi and Judah returned. Some carelessly assume thatjust because they're sometimes referred to as sons or childrenof Israel that it means they were from the Northern Kingdom ofIsrael. However, Jacob-Israel had twelve sons who were thepatriarchs of the twelve tribes. Every Jew is an Israelite, anethnic descendant of Jacob-Israel, but not every Israelite is aJew! It is historically and biblically important to make thisdistinction between Jews and Israelites and to be careful not toblur their identities (Ezek. 44:23). After all, God has devotedfour books of the Bible to do just that!
But did God intend for Northern Israel to remain lost? Since weacted like pagan Gentiles God let us lose our spiritual mindsand think we're Gentiles, but was the punishment for ourreligious sins supposed to last forever? Didn't God promise thatHe would preserve Israel's unique identity even though they werescattered throughout and among many nations? Clearly God hasnever lost sight of who the "Lost Tribes" really are and wherethey're located today: "For, lo, I will command, and I will siftthe House of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted ina sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth"(Amos 9:9). If God's aware of a sparrow's condition, certainly He's moreconcerned with collective Israel's affairs, especially sincewe're beloved for the fathers' (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob) sakes.Yet we see grief-stricken Israel feeling helpless and hopeless,dead to history, cut off from their roots, having given up anyhope of being restored to national life, being reassured by GodAlmighty that He will restore their physical identity! Once God begins the healing process, the life-giving spirit ofreconciliation between Judah and Israel will result in ourrestoration as a United Kingdom, One Nation under God! God willrestore us to our ancient homeland and revive the Davidicmonarchy to rule with but under Messiah. God's Sanctuary willagain be found in Jerusalem, and shine as a sign to the wholeworld, since He'll return home with the exiles (Ezek. 36). Israel was only to remain lost until just before Messiah comes.That's when we would begin to fulfill our tribal destinies asprophesied by Jacob and Moses (Gen. 49; Deut. 33). The sons ofJoseph, the Anglo-Saxons, have fulfilled the prophecies like noother "claimants" to Israel's inheritance can: Manasseh hasbecome the single great nation of the United States, and hisbrother Ephraim has become the British Commonwealth of Nations(Gen. 48:19), as clearly brought out in The UnitedStates and Britain in Bible Prophecy, influenced byHerbert W. Armstrong, one of the greatest proponents of thisbiblical truth. After our prophesied 2520 years of exile, Israel began to growand multiply and be blessed around 1800-1803. AJewish Homeland reveals how our Jewish brethren alsocame into their own after the time of their punishment came to aclose, and boldly declared their statehood
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in 1948, holding thePromised Land in trust for all Twelve Tribes (Rom. 3:2). Joseph and Judah are the top two leaders of the twelve tribesof Israel. It was around the ordained time that God began tobestow Joseph's Birthright that He began to restore Israel'sidentity among both the Anglo-Saxons and Jews (I Chron. 5:2).Some have embraced this wonderful truth and consequently havedrawn closer to each other as brethren, but others havefoolishly allowed Satan to create enmity and alienate us. Soonsuch "sibling rivalry" will be a thing of the past (Isa. 11:13). Some rabbis/ministers have stubbornly refused to search for the"Lost Ten Tribes" and have left them to wander in their paganGentile ways and days! GOD HOLDS MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTHELPING TO RESTORE ISRAEL'S ROOTS AND RESPONSIBILITY! (Ezek.34:4). He'll personally cut them off from the pulpit and stripthem of their duties! They've proven themselves unworthy ofshepherding God's people Israel and have forfeited their futureas leaders.(Ezek. 34:10; Matt. 12:30). Nevertheless, God hasraised up others to accomplish this urgent "search and rescue"mission (Ezek. 34:16). Surely God wouldn't leave His Church in the dark about Israel'sidentity, especially since the Gospel should go first toIsraelites and then to Gentiles. And the Gospel is ONE BIGPROPHECY! . Thankfully, there are a growing number of groups andorganizations, books and articles, both Christian and Jewish,that are assisting this GREAT WORK OF ISRAELITE IDENTIFICATION.They are helping to proclaim: "I am Joseph your brother" (Gen.45:4). The Jerusalem-based Brit-Am Israelorganization (founded by Israeli Orthodox Jew Yair Davidiy) is apioneer among our Jewish brethren. God reveals our Israelite identity and expects us to helprestore our brethren to their biblical senses (Isa. 42:22;51:1-2). Those ministers who fail to respond to God's call tosearch and rescue Israel have robbed them of a rightrelationship with God and our forefathers, substituting paganhollow days for God's holy days (Isa. 63:16; Hos. 5:7; Malachi4:4-6). They've stubbornly put their idolatrous traditions aboveGod's commands, preferring doctrinal darkness and captivity overMessiah's spiritual light and freedom. Nevertheless, a number have been called from the womb to helprestore Israel's identity and religion (Isa. 49:5-6), blastingBabylon and clearing away the stumbling blocks of religiousconfusion (Isa. 57:14; 58:1, 12). Even if our people as a wholereject the plain truth for popular error (2 Chron. 30:5-11), aprecious few will always respond to God's call to forsakeBabylon (traditional Christianity/Jewish myths) and return toour biblical roots and responsibility (I Kgs. 18:21, 36-37; Rev.18:4). It's vital to know who Israel is so they can return to thebiblical faith once delivered. Why? To enable them to be sparedfrom "the Time of Jacob's Trouble," the "Great Tribulation" thatis prophesied to fall especially hard upon our heads. Godexpects us to work together to remember our Hebrew roots andresponsibility, and to lead and direct our Israelite nations inthe right direction (Jer. 31:21). In order to warn Israel about the many prophecies that previewour coming captivity (due to our idolatry and immorality), itwas first necessary for God to restore our identity. God has nowrestored our identity, He's again warning our nations, and it'sup to us what will happen next. May we take God's Word to heart, return to the God of ourfathers, and have hope: "If my people, which are called by myname, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, andturn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, andwill forgive their sin, and will heal their land" (2 Chron.7:14). About the author:David Ben-Ariel, a Christian-Zionist writer and author ofBeyond Babylon: Europe's Rise and Fall,shares a special focus on the Middle East, reflected inhard-hitting articles that help others improve theirunderstanding of that troubled region. Check out Beyond Babylon.
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