Brit-Am Now no. 1995

Ten Tribes Studies. (15 January, 2013, Shevet 4, 5773)

Contents:
1. Addition to Article "Ephraimites Exposed!"
Why Did Brit-Am (and Yair) Change their Mind about Ephraimites Coming to Israel?
2. Dolmens: The Way to Come Back - Through Solid Proof and Clear Evidence.
3. Article and YouTube Clip. Proverbs 15. Positivity for the Positive

1. Addition to Article "Ephraimites Exposed!"
Why Did Brit-Am (and Yair) Change their Mind about Ephraimites Coming to Israel?

Extracts:

Western Peoples should be told that the Lost Ten Tribes are amongst them. This information needs to be spread and acted upon by the governments of the said nations supporting the State of Israel instead of its enemies. This knowledge confirms the truth of the Bible. It should be accompanied by an intensification of Biblical Consciousness.

e. Sex and Food. People are human. Those who come to Israel should help the Jewish State of Israel.

As per no.6 in the Seven Reasons above, even AFTER THE REUNIFICATION and the Greater Land of Israel (from the Nile to the Euphrates) is divided amongst the TribesÂ EACH TRIBE WILL DWELL IN ITS OWN TERRITORY!
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2. Dolmens: The Way to Come Back - Through Solid Proof and Clear Evidence.

Jeremiah 31:
20 Is Ephraim My dear son?
Is he a pleasant child?
For though I spoke against him,
I earnestly remember him still;
Therefore My heart yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.
21 Set up signposts [waymarks],
Make landmarks [high heaps];
Set your heart toward the highway,
The way in which you went.
Turn back, O virgin of Israel,
Turn back to these your cities.

Brit-Am Biblical Commentary (BAC):
http://www.britam.org/Jeremiah29to32.html
Extracts:

Hofman ('Olam HaTanach'): # The Prophet calls upon the Exiles to indicate with special signs their pathway into Exile, in order that they may quickly return to the land by the path they went in. ...

Abarbanel:Â # The prophet therefore spoke concerning the Kingdom of Israel [of the Ten Tribes] SET THEE UP WAYMARKS saying that when you go into Exile make signs by the routes and waymarks like piles of rocks [i.e. cairns] or stone monuments [Hebrew: Matzavah, i.e. dolmen] so that you may set your heart to the route and remember in order that you may return in the way you went in, return to your city. #

The word translated above as "WAYMARKS" in the original Hebrew is "Tzionim" which strictly speaking means "signs" but in spoken Hebrew is usually used to denote a stone erection marking a grave or event.
The most literal explanation of this verse amongst the Classical Authoritative Rabbinical Commentators is that given by the "Radak" (Rabbi David Kimchi, 1157-1236) of Narbonne, France. The Radak says:

"SET YOURSELF UP WAYMARKS" (Jeremiah 31): This was directed to the Community of Israel, that in the generation when they would be exiled they should set up waymarks [i.e. "tsionim"] such as PILED-UP STONES OR STONE MONUMENTS. The purpose of these monuments was to mark the paths [of migration for the sake of future recognition]. ...

Bearing in mind that according to the previous verse (31:20) Jeremiah is addressing himself to Ephraim, the verse in Jeremiah 31;21 may therefore be understood to say:

"Set yourself up stone monuments [menhirs, dolmens] and high heaps of stones [cairns] [i.e. 'Megalithic' monuments!]. Set your heart towards the prepared way: The way in which you went. Turn back o virgin of Israel, return unto these cities of yours.

....Many of these monuments date from the Bronze and Iron Age periods. They are mentioned in the Bible as being set up by the Hebrew Patriarchs and Judges as well as by others. .... Dolmens and related monuments are found in the Land of Israel, in Jordan, in the Caucasus, in Spain, Brittany (France), Britain, and Scandinavia.
There are several types of dolmens and examples have also been reported from Ethiopia, Japan and India. Eastern dolmens are somewhat different from those of Israel and the west. Even so in India the dolmens are linked with legends of green-eyed Vikings and with the Lost Ten Tribes. The type of dolmen found in the area of ancient Israel (on both sides of the Jordan River) is the same as that found in Western Europe.

...The conventional dating applied in Europe to dolmens and the like is too early. Most Megaltihic monuments in Western Europe were erected in the Late Bronze or Early Iron Age after the Israelites had been exiled. ... In archaeological and historical studies of Western Europe dolmens are associated with the Celtic Druids. Wherever Celts and Druids were found together, so too, were there dolmens.
Iron age artifacts are frequently found together with or in the vicinity of dolmens. Iron was largely introduced to Europe after 700 BCE with the coming of the Celts.
Through Dolmens a good case may be made for tracing the migrations of the Lost Ten Tribes to Western Europe. The quoted verse of Jeremiah may well be understood in this sense.

... taken literally according to the Radak (Kimchi) it means that a trail of megalithic monuments should be traceable along the paths of migration as indeed it is. Megalithic Monuments begin in the land of Israel on both sides of the Jordan. They have offshoots of uncertain nature into Asia but exact reproductions are fund in the Caucasus, in Bulgaria, in Spain, West France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Britain, and Ireland. They describe two main migratory paths from Israel to Western Europe. These paths show us how the Lost Ten Tribes left their land and where they went to. Jeremiah the Prophet transmits the command of God telling us to take heed of the paths we went in, the monuments we set up, and the way leading back to the cities of our forefathers in the Land of Israel.
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3. Article and YouTube Clip. Proverbs 15. Positivity for the Positive
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(a) New Article
Proverbs 15. Positivity for the Positive
Extracts:

Very often a calm, collected, respectable reply allays the wrath or irritability of others.
On the other hand a superfluous jab can result in angry reactions that could have been avoided.

A wholesome tongue in Hebrew is "marpeh [healing] lashon [tongue]". When you say things try to make them words that make matters better than they were. You will find this of immense help to others and it will bring you respect.

....A happy heart makes for a positive face and a cheerful expression makes the heart feel better.
Smile at people, speak well to them. Very often, even if you are not in the best of moods just making a little effort to be pleasant to others automatically will cheer you up.

.....What we say can determine what we do and how we think, and what happens to us.

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(b) YouTube Clip. Positivity for the Positive
They who look for the good of others and seek to do good themselves receive wisdom and insights. Those who are negative in attitude cause a negation of their own potential and abilities.

Duration ca. 23 minutes.