Joseph and Redemption
Identifying Israel and Joseph. The need for Joseph to Believe (1 July 2025, 5 Tammuz, 5785).
People believe, or strengthen an innate belief, in the Almighty due to the need for a Moral Authority.
This is then strengthened by other factors such as existence of a Creator, Conviction of Purpose in Life, etc.
The Bible strengthens this belief while the urge to deny moral authority is often the initiating factor in disbelief.
People who accept the Bible recognize the existence of a Chosen People. Part of this entity know who they are i.e. the Jews. Another portion is not aware of who they are and is not recognized by others. Nevertheless Scripture says they exist. These are the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. We want to know who these are since it helps us understand how Biblical Prophecy plays itself out. If we are inherently part of this then it is all the more important for us. It helps us know what we should do among other things.
There were 12 Tribes of Israel. The Jews are only part of them. Ten of the Tribes got lost but they still play a role in world events. Scripture speaks of them.
In the same way as people are interested in genealogy, and in DNA, and in the history of our ancestors and those of others so too concerning the Ten Lost Tribes. Knowing who they are helps us understand many Biblical Passages as well as Historical Events and Future ones.
If we are part of them it is doubly important to us. We will know what processes we have been part of and an inkling concerning the future. The Bible tells the early history of the Israelites: Who the Ancestors were. What was predicted concerning them, etc. It also tells what will happen to them in the future and indicates what they should expect at present.
This is worth knowing especially if you are a part of it.
The Bible predicts that:
The descendants of Israel would number hundreds, or thousands, of millions (Genesis 15:5, 22:17, 24:60, 32:12, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 1:11, Isaiah 10:22, 24:16, 26:15, Hosea 1:10).
All other peoples would be blessed through them (Genesis 12:2-3, 18:18, 22:18, 26:4, Isaiah 61:9).
Isaiah TCT) 21:
9 AND THEIR SEED SHALL BE KNOWN AMONG THE NATIONS, AND THEIR OFFSPRING AMONG THE PEOPLES; ALL WHO SEE THEM SHALL RECOGNIZE THEM THAT THEY ARE SEED THAT THE LORD BLESSED.
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All nations would be dependent upon them (Genesis 48:19, in the Hebrew).
Genesis (TCT) 48:
17 AND JOSEPH SAW THAT HIS FATHER WAS PLACING HIS RIGHT HAND ON EPHRAIM'S HEAD, AND IT DISPLEASED HIM. SO HE HELD UP HIS FATHER'S HAND TO REMOVE IT FROM UPON EPHRAIM'S HEAD [TO PLACE IT] ON MANASSEH'S HEAD.
18 AND JOSEPH SAID TO HIS FATHER, "NOT SO, FATHER, FOR THIS ONE IS THE FIRSTBORN; PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND ON HIS HEAD."
19 BUT HIS FATHER REFUSED, AND HE SAID, "I KNOW, MY SON, I KNOW; HE TOO WILL BECOME A PEOPLE, AND HE TOO WILL BE GREAT. BUT HIS YOUNGER BROTHER WILL BE GREATER THAN HE, AND HIS CHILDREN['S FAME] WILL FILL THE NATIONS."
Hebrew "maloi ha-goyim" variouls y translated as "fullnesss of nations, "multitude of nations," "many nations," "great nations," connotes the completion and verifications of peoples. Onkelos translates it "as rule over peoples." Other nations will depend on them for their legitimized existence.
20 SO HE BLESSED THEM ON THAT DAY, SAYING, "WITH YOU, ISRAEL WILL BLESS, SAYING, 'MAY GOD MAKE YOU LIKE EPHRAIM AND LIKE MANASSEH,' " AND HE PLACED EPHRAIM BEFORE MANASSEH.
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The Ten Tribes (especialy Joseph) were to rule over other nations (Genesis 27:29, 48:19).
They were to become exceedingly prosperous (Genesis 15:5, 22:17, 24:60, 32:12; Numbers 23:10; Deuteronomy 1:11; Isaiah 10:22, 24:16, 26:15; Hosea 1:10).
They would possess vast natural resources (Genesis 27:28, 49:25; Deuteronomy 33:13-16; Hosea 2:8).
There were actually 13 Tribes but for different reasons they are counted as 12. Thirteen different Tribes, Ten of whom were to lose their identity. Three of the remaining Tribes comprised the entity known collectively as "Judah" i.e. the Jewish People.
Each Tribe had its own distinctive qualities. The Ten Tries were exiled and lost awarness of their ancestry. Neverthless they had a goal to fulfil. After being exiled, the Tribes evolved into the dominant elements of western nations. National characteristics of the countries in question reflect the original Tribal distinctions. The USA with Britain and her daughters descend from Joseph who was to receive the major blessings. The Lost Israelites were to possess "the gate of those who hate them" (Genesis - NKJV- 24:60) and the "gate of his enemies" (Genesis 22:17).
Genesis (NKJV) 24: Genesis (NKJV) 24:15 THEN THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CALLED TO ABRAHAM A SECOND TIME OUT OF HEAVEN, 16 AND SAID: “BY MYSELF I HAVE SWORN, SAYS THE LORD, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE THIS THING, AND HAVE NOT WITHHELD YOUR SON, YOUR ONLY SON— 17 BLESSING I WILL BLESS YOU, AND MULTIPLYING I WILL MULTIPLY YOUR DESCENDANTS AS THE STARS OF THE HEAVEN AND AS THE SAND WHICH IS ON THE SEASHORE; AND YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL POSSESS THE GATE OF THEIR ENEMIES. 18 IN YOUR SEED ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH SHALL BE BLESSED, BECAUSE YOU HAVE OBEYED MY VOICE.”