Ten Tribes Studies (8 May 2016, 30 isan, 5776)
Contents:
1. Mark Williams: Interesting little Linguistics Tidbit
2. Homosexual Infiltrators into Arutz-7 [Israel national News] and The Times of Israel
3. Gary Shelby: Two Gog and Magog Wars?
4. Month of Iyar: Tribe of Issachar. Two New Moon days in the time of King Saul.
5. BABS. Brit-Am Biblical Studies. The Book of Hosea in a week
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1. Mark Williams: Interesting little Linguistics Tidbit
From the Wikipedia page on Kiribati [an island of mainly Micronesians in the Pacific Ocean]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati#Languages
The people of Kiribati speak an Oceanic language called "Gilbertese".
Although English is also an official language, it is not used very
often outside the island capital of Tarawa. It is more likely that
English is mixed in its use with Gilbertese. Older generations of
I-Kiribati tend to use more complicated versions of the language.
Several words in Gilbertese have been adopted from European settlers,
for instance, kamea is the Gilbertese word for dog,[78] which has its
origins in the I-Kiribati people hearing the European settlers saying
"come here" to their dogs, and adopting that as kamea.
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2. Homosexual Infiltrators into Arutz-7 [Israel national News] and The Times of Israel
We are against Conspiracy Theories.
Nevertheless there is such a phenomenon of group collusion meaning that people of like persuasion act in the interests of their group.
 Arutz-7 [Israel national News] is well-known to the English-Speaking world as a bastion of the National Religious [Jewish Modern Orthodox] outlook and of enlightened right-wing thinking in general.
Lately a change has come over some of its postings. They are now a little more open to Reform Judaism, Left-wing thought, and homosexuality. The change is not blatant but it is there.
We think one or two changes in the personnel are responsible.
Homosexuality is against the Torah and is a message of DEATH!
See our articles:
Homosexuality Kills
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/homos.html
Homo-Disaster
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/homo-disaster.html
Homophobia
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/homophobia.html
Homosexuals are the Enemy
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/homoenemy.html
So too,
The Times of Israel may be basically Jewish but was set up with the help of Christian pro-Israel elements some of whom are considered "Ephraimites."
At all events it has quickly turned into a pro-Reform pro-Homosexual left of center anti-Jewish propaganda base.
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3. Gary Shelby: Two Gog and Magog Wars?
Yair Davidly,
In reference to "The God and Magog War" by Alexander Zephyr on May 4, 2016, I'd like to add additional reference to Tim McHyde's book, "Know the Future" concerning not one God and Magog War, but two; one before the New Jerusalem Millennium and one after the New Jerusalem Millennium. So, each Gog and Magog War are 1000 years apart.Â
Gog and Magog War #One: In Ezekiel 39: 17-29 we read, 17 "the birds of every sort and to all beast of the field, Assemble and come, gather from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. .20 And you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors, declares the Lord GOD." This sets the stage for the Rapture and the Lord will restore Israel (All Ten Tribes) .25 "I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel. .26 when they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, " This sets the stage for the New Jerusalem. There was no security for Israel before this, yet in verse 26, "they dwell securely in their land with none to make them afraid, "
Gog and Magog War #Two: In Ezekiel 38: 8-23 we read, 8 " In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples (All Ten Tribes) upon the mountains of Israel. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them."     The "peoples" must have been dwelling in New Jerusalem for the Millennium. 11 "I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars of gates, " This scenario, " now dwell securely, all of them ." is not describing Israel living in peace today with "all of them" being All Ten Tribes being secure; but, is describing the end of the Millennium, 1000 years after the first Gog and Magog War.
Gary Shelby
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4. Month of Iyar: Tribe of Issachar. Two New Moon days in the time of King Saul.
The Month of Iyar has two Days as First New Moon days. This is according to the Hebrew Calendar in which some months have one New Moon day, other two, and others sometimes one and at other times two.
Already in the time of King Saul this was the practice:
1-Samuel 20:
18 Then Jonathan said to him, Â Tomorrow is the new moon....
24 So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.....
27 It came about the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David's place was empty....
May 8 and May 9 2016 are both New Moon Days.
May 9, 2016 is counted as the first day of the Hebrew Month of Iyar.
Mainstream opinion (HaGra and Arizal) ascribe this month to the Tribe of issachar.
Others Reuben (Midrash Peliah) or Simeon (Rabad).
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5. BABS. Brit-Am Biblical Studies. The Book of Hosea in a week
Program for this Week [This week is shorter since the Israeli Day of Independence, Thursday May 12, 2016, is a holiday in Israel.]
The main point is to get through the Book of Hosea (which is not that long) in the course of this week
Day 1:Â Hosea 1:1 to
Day 2: Hosea 6:2 to
Day 3: Hosea 10:12 to
Day 4: 14:6 to end of Chapter at 14:10.
Commentary etc will follow.