Ten Tribes Studies
(11 April, 2019, 6 Nisan, 5778)
Contents:
1. Alexander Zephyr: Ten Tribes to the Return to the Land of Israel in the Biblical Sense! Brit-Am Reply
2. Appreciation
3. Recent Answers by Yair Davidiy to Quora Questions to be Viewed on the Quora Site.
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1. Alexander Zephyr: Ten Tribes to the Return to the Land of Israel in the Biblical Sense! Brit-Am Reply
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Brit-Am Now no. 2934.
http://hebrewnations.com/features/now16/2934.html
#5. New Article. Zephyr: Age of Earth. An Article by Alexander Zephyr
Hello Yair,
Thank you for placing my Article 'Age of the Earth' in your Magazine. ...
Now I have a little comment concerning [your comment to]Genesis 28:4): "May He give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham."
You interpret this passage in line with the opinion of Hatam Sofer that above blessing will include the lands of Western Europe and the British Isles, North America, Australia, and other places, where the descendants of Jacob, that is, the Ten Tribes of Israel dwell, based on premises that in the End Times the Land of Israel will greatly expand and cover the countries of their exiles.
I am sorry, but 'the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham' cannot be understood as Western Europe, British Isles, North America, Australia (where the Patriarchs Abraham and Isaac never sojourned), or any other country, because it simply means what it says -- the Promised Land of Canaan. The Bible says that all three of them - Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were promised this particular Land and were sojourners in it. Furthermore, "I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; and I will bring thee again into this land" (Genesis 28: 13, 15). How could it say more clear?!
Do you recognize these words? "The house of Jacob would again occupy their possessions. The Israelites will be gathered from among the nations and brought to the Land of Israel. They shall be united. They will live on the land that I gave to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived; and they will live on it, them, their sons and their sons, forever." It is your writings, Yair. It is what the Hebrew Bible teaches!
Shalom,
Alexander Zephyr
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Brit-Am Reply:
Shalom, You may, or may not, be correct on this issue. We have no commitment to an answer either way. We understand it to be a matter for the End Times or at least not for the present.That is the main point. Scripture always adheres to the simple straightforward meaning but additional interpretations and understandings are sometimes possible.
It may be that in the End Times when Judah and Joseph and the others unite that ALL Israelites will return to the Land.
OR
Many will return to the Land but in other cases the Lands they are now in will become part of the Land of Israel.
Members of the Lost Ten Tribes as INDIVIDUALS have been returning through Judah from the beginning and will always do so.
The Main Return in both the spiritual and physical sense however is that they will return as a Group. This will happen in the future, it will involve Prophecy, and it is BEYOND our grasp.
We are involved only in so far as we make known the identity of the Lost Ten Tribes.
cf.
Joshua 1:
3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.
Midrash Sifrei: "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you," If these words are coming to tell us what the borders are, why do we need them? It already says, "From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates..." Why therefore does it need to say, "Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon?" It was being said that every place that you shall conquer in addition to the places will be yours.
See also Rashi on this verse, and "Torah shal baal Peh" by Menashem Stern on Yehoshua for additional sources.
These are matters for future consideration. It is worthwhile examining this subject but has little practical implication.
Recently I had a discussion with a group of Hasidic Jews concerning our writings about the Lost Ten Tribes. They asked me all kinds of questions about its implications for the End Times. I gave them a few sources for possible answers. I also added that I do not really care about these matters. We are concerned to reveal who the Lost Ten Tribes are and make the matter known. Everything else is incidental and (from our point of view) of lesser importance. This answer seemed to be accepted and understandable.
The Imperatives of Brit-Am/Hebrew Tribes are Research, Reveal, Reconcile.
The Fundamental Principles of Brit-Am/Hebrew Tribes are (1) Belief in the Bible. (2) Acceptance of the Jews as Judah. (3) The Lost Ten Tribes are now present among Western Peoples.
All other matters are subsidiary to the above.
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2. Appreciation
Thanks for your ministry- it's been pivotal to so many, including me.
Bart
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3. Recent Answers by Yair Davidiy to Quora Questions to be Viewed on the Quora Site.
Where are the ten lost tribes of Israel present today?
https://www.quora.com/Where-are-the-ten-lost-tribes-of-Israel-present-today/answer/Yair-Davidiy
Are Ashkenazi Jews one of the ten lost tribes of Israel?
https://www.quora.com/Are-Ashkenazi-Jews-one-of-the-ten-lost-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Yair-Davidiy
What is Zionism, Semites, and Judaism? These terms are often used interchangeably and it's confusing. I'm familiar with the definitions to an extent but would like a simple yet informative explanation.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-Zionism-Semites-and-Judaism-These-terms-are-often-used-interchangeably-and-it-s-confusing-I-m-familiar-with-the-definitions-to-an-extent-but-would-like-a-simple-yet-informative-explanation/answer/Yair-Davidiy
Why did Judeans, i.e. Jews, create a diaspora but Northern Israelites did not?
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Judeans-i-e-Jews-create-a-diaspora-but-Northern-Israelites-did-not/answer/Yair-Davidiy
Why doesn't Israel remove everyone from Gaza and annex it?
https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-Israel-remove-everyone-from-Gaza-and-annex-it/answer/Yair-Davidiy
What are the dark splotches on the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) in Jerusalem?
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-dark-splotches-on-the-Western-Wall-Wailing-Wall-in-Jerusalem/answer/Yair-Davidiy
Is it true that the Scandinavian government paid the German Nazi government to export their Jews for slave labor and extermination?
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-Scandinavian-government-paid-the-German-Nazi-government-to-export-their-Jews-for-slave-labor-and-extermination/answer/Yair-Davidiy
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Malachi 3:
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,
Says the LORD of hosts,
'If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
Proverbs 3:
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the first of all your produce,
10 so your barns will be filled with abundance,
and your vats will burst open with new wine.
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Yair Davidiy YouTube Station: Clips Concerning the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel
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