Ten Tribes Studies (9 September, 2013, Tishrei 5, 5774)
Contents:
1. Dale Pitts: Question on the use of the term Ephraim for all the Ten Tribes
2. Mac Overton: Links on Web-Page Not Working?
3. New Article. Glenn Beckoning! Strange Parallels or Direct Inspiration? Was Glenn Beck influenced by Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations?
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1. Dale Pitts: Question on the use of the term Ephraim for all the Ten Tribes
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Brit-Am Now no. 2126 Ten Tribes Studies.
http://hebrewnations.com/features/now4/2126.html
#2. New Article and YouTube Clip. The Biblical New Year Day and the Ten Tribes.
Dear [not-]Rabbi Davidiy,
In this letter it says Ephraim and the Ten Tribes are mentioned and prayed for several times over a prayer service.
Was not Ephraim and Manasseh linked together in the birthright blessing given from Jacob-Israel?
I know Ephraim was given the head birthright but Jacob in placing his hands on both grandsons heads,Ephraim his right hand and Manasseh with his left hand,did this not make these two boys joint heirs of the birthright?
Also Jacob named these two boys as equal to the other sons of his progeny, or to be named as two more tribes into the 12 tribe family by such the name of Joseph was split into two tribes, to be added to the other 11 tribes, making 13 tribes in total.
Dale Pitts
USAÂ
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Brit-Am Reply:
Shalom,
Please do not address me by the title of Rabbi.
This is a term of respect for a religious teacher in general and that is probably how you intend it.
Nowadays it also applies to someone who has received rabbinical ordination from a recognized authority. This I have not done and I do not want it thought that I have, or that I am giving such an impression.
The term Ephraim in Scripture can refer to the specific tribe of that name OR it may be used as a generic name for all the Lost Ten Tribes. It depends on the context.
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2. Mac Overton: Links on Web-Page Not Working?
I increasingly get a "page not found" message when I try to go the links. Since Brit-Am's logo appears with the message, is there a problem somewhere?
Mac Overton
overtmac@aol.com
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Brit-Am Reply:
This is a problem others have come across as well.
Thank you for letting us know.
We are trying to deal with it.
Chances are that within a day or so the problem will be solved.
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3. New Article.
Glenn Beckoning!
Strange Parallels or Direct Inspiration? Was Glenn Beck influenced by Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations?
http://britam.org/beckon.html
http://hebrewnations.com/articles/ba/beck/beckon.html
Extracts:
We do not know for sure whether or not Glenn Beck ever read any of our works or was influenced by us in any way.
There are however parallels worth noting. Some of these parallelisms are common to most of those who now find the Ten Tribes amongst Western Peoples. A few of them are unique to us or at least most emphasized by us, and now by Glenn Beck!
We emphasize the role of Judah in Keeping the Law.
See:
The Jews are Judah
http://britam.org/JudahIdentified.html
This is a point we return to quite frequently.
It is also emphasized by Glenn Beck. In fact Brit-Am/Hebrew Nations and Glenn Beck are unique in this matter.
Glenn said that:
# We are a nation based on the Judeo-Christian Tradition, Period... It's fact! (16.33) Nobody can deny that the majority of our laws come directly from the Scripture, right directly from Deuteronomy (16.34) but the Bible comes from Judah! Not the Northern tribes, the southern, Judah (16.45). They were supposed to preserve it, and they did (16.51). The People of Jerusalem, we owe our existence, in many ways, we owe our laws to them (16.57). #
#... without the Torah, without the People of Judah (19.10) you have no law. Ours doesn't exist, the country doesn't exist. nothing exists. You get rid of the Torah, nothing works any more (19.31)... #
This is very similar to what we have been saying.
Glenn Beck has however added an additional dimension.
He is saying the Jews represent the Living Torah. The Torah is what keeps our civilization going. If, God forbid, the Jews were to disappear so would the moral basis of the Torah meaning the Bible. Our whole civilization would lose its right to exist. Glenn implies that certain elements amongst the High and Mighty want our civilization to self-destruct. That is why they are working against the Jews, against the State of Israel , and against the Bible.
An almost identical message has been going out from Brit-Am for the past 30 or so years.
Glenn Beck however has upgraded the message. He has given it an element of sophistication and of self-expression and positive assertiveness that is unique to himself. And that was needed!