As a Christian, you are part of the lost 10 tribes of Israel

What does it matter if we're Israel or not? Why is it so awesome to be part of Israel? Well, keep reading and you will understand why this is such an important thing to know.

Now, a bit of a warning for you. If you're going to respond to this and you disagree, please, read the entire thing. This will be filled to the brim with scripture, and it's not going to be short. So, if you don't intend reading it all, just don't respond. I'm going to be diligent to give as great an explanation that I can. Don't just read the underlined and bold parts of scripture, read the whole scripture. I'm not saying take everything I'm saying with 100% blind faith, test them. Test what I'm saying to know if what I'm saying is true. This post, is specifically meant, JUST to be relying entirely on what God's word says to us. From here on out, is the explanation. This was merely the prologue.
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He made the first covenant with Israel, but who did He intend on making the new covenant with?

Jeremiah 31:31-33
31 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

So we see, that the new covenant that He made, was with the house of Israel, and Judah.
We also see, that He was like a husband to those that He made the first covenant with. I put in bold the fact that He was a husband to Israel under the first covenant for a reason. Keep that in your mind. Notice also, that in verse 33, He tells them that these people, He will write in their hearts and innermost parts, His Torah (or instruction, or as we call it in english, His Law).

But yet, in Duet 11:13-18, He tells those under the first covenant that they were to put His law in their hearts, because as you saw, He Himself, said He was a husband to them. And as the verse below shows, to walk away from those words which He gave them on mount Sinai, is to be following and worshipping other gods, e.g. being unfaithful as a bride is to her Husband.

Deuteronomy 11:13-18
13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
15And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full.
16Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

As the mark of the beast is a sign upon your hand, and between your eyes, as verse 18 shows, so is the sign that you are of the Father. Verse 13, shows us that they were to write His Torah, on their hearts, and to that His commandments were as Deuteronomy 30:11-13 tells us:

11For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

In the passage in Deuteronomy 30, God tells His bride, that what I'm commanding you, isn't hard. It's very close to you, because it's in your heart. I've already shown you so that you may know (in thy mouth) now you must accept it, and put it into action (and in thy heart).

This is why Jesus says:

Matthew 15:8
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

This is what He's referring to, Deuteronomy 30:14. When someone's lips say that they love God, but their actions show otherwise. It's one thing to say that you love your spouse, but it's another to show her in the way you carry out your life with her.

What does this have to do with anything? What does any of this have to do with anything?

Because: Israel the 10 northern tribes, and the two southern tribes: Judah, and Benjamin (some people say it's not Benjamin, some say it is, but this isn't important, as the whole of the southern tribes are referred to as Judah anyway) were all in covenant with God. They were His bride, but the 10 tribes "played the harlot".

They kept "playing the harlot" and whoring themselves out to other gods, and being unfaithful to God, and then they'd fall and be over taken, and be scattered among the surrounding nations, and then they'd repent, and God would be quick to bring them back. They kept doing this though, until finally, God divorced them, and let them fall, and be scattered, but biblically... they never came back. They quite literally, never once came back after the last time they were scattered, and divorced. They were to do so, before the end of times, and realize who they were so they could once again, repent, and keep His covenant once more.

Now, according to the Torah, because we were not given a certificate of divorce (something Moses had to create, because our hearts were hardened) God's Torah, tells us, that since He put us away, He, as the Bridegroom, has to die for us to remarry. This was fulfilled on the cross. He rose, and resurrected Himself, so that we would have a suitable bachelor to then remarry.

This is why Jesus says:

in Matthew 15:24
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Notice by the way, that the only people ever called sheep in the bible, is referring to Israel. So, all throughout the NT, considering the only scriptures they had WERE to OT, they're referring to Israel.

Right now, you are part of Israel, and are merely scattered amongst the nations. Let's look at some NT verses to point to this.

1 Peter 1:1-2
1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Right here, we see that he's talking to the elect, which are the tribes, scattered abroad, and amidst the gentiles. Here's another one:

James 1:1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Here's a verse from Paul, that proves that Jesus was fulfilling the law requiring the brides bridegroom to die so she can remarry. Since God put us away, He had to die, so we could remarry Him. Here is Paul, writing on that.

Romans 7:1-3
1Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to herhusband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

We see, in verse 1, that this chapter, is for those that know the law. Why? Because, what the rest of the chapter goes into, first off goes into it with the understanding that the reader knows the law, and second off, explains what the Torah already tells us regarding the law of marriage, and divorce.

Verse 2, shows us the gospel in a nutshell. The Torah tells us exactly what verse 2 says, and verse 3, explains, why exactly, Jesus had to die, and as it says "but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law". From what law? The law, that required her to be married to her husband. Since God put our forefathers away, we could NOT remarry. He could biblically, no longer have anything to do with us, according to His own law. So, He had to die for us, so that we could again, be reunited with Him.

Hosea 2:23
23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou artmy people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

This verse in Hosea is so important, because it shows this. It's an event that was to take place in the future, regarding people who were NOT His, therefore meaning that it couldn't have been talking about the Israel that was alive in the time of this prophet, because they were His people.

Here we see a reference to this in the NT

1 Peter 2:9-10
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Peter, above, was quoting Exodus 19:6

Exodus 19:6
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Romans 9:24-26
24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25As he saith also in O see, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

Paul here, in Romans 9, is quoting from Hosea.

Hosea 1:4
4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Hosea 1:6
6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Hosea 1:9
9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

We see here, that Paul was referencing Hosea, and that the passage he quoted, was about the lost tribes of Israel (the house of Israel, is the name given to the 10 tribes)

Jesus Himself says

John 7:33-35
33Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
34Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 35Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

Who were they referring to in verse 35? The dispersion of the house of Israel, amongst the gentiles. When this was written, there was a law (man-made) that said Jews, couldn't talk to the dispersion, or gentiles, which is why Jesus said they couldn't come.

John 10:27
27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

John 10:14
14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

John 10:16
16 I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Matthew 15:24
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

I link this verses again, because of it's importance. Why does any of this matter? Because, He tells us, that we are to be faithful to our new Bridegroom. But how are we to do that? By obeying His commands, decrees, statutes and instructions (or laws as it's translated in english)

Because, the law that is dead, is the law that caused us to be cursed and put away. Not His Holy law, because even in bringing Jesus here, He proved that His law isn't done away with, because that was Him operating in it even with Jesus being brought here, and dying. So, then, why would He play by the rules, all the way until the His own death, only to do away with them after His death? What would be the point of His death if He was going to break them after it? There'd be no point, He could've just broken it to begin with, and saved Himself the death. It was Him that was forgiving sins the whole time, several times Israel went off into unfaithfulness, and God simply forgave them, until it became so bad that He gave up, because they no longer desired to love Him. As He told them on mount Sinai, the Torah, was to be written on their hearts. The only difference between this covenant, and the old covenant, is that HE writes it on our hearts, and doesn't leave it up to US to write on our hearts. He shows us, not only that we need a savior, but that, without Him, we can't even do good at all. That quite literally, without Him, not only do we sin, but we love that sin, more than we love righteousness.

We are Israel, and as all the times before He put us away, when we were over ran by gentiles, and strangers, all we had to do, was remember our Father, repent by keeping His ways, and He forgave us and brought us back. That is what we have to do now, and it's what He's causing us to do now. To realize that we are Israel, to remember these things, and to repent by following Torah. There are things Jesus fulfilled, such as the sacrifices, and there are things we simply cannot do right now whether they require a council of Godly-ordained judges, or a physical temple, but there are plenty of things in Torah that we can keep. Such as, observing His biblical and prophetic feast days, as opposed to the holidays we observe now, that by the way, were forced on our people with the threat of death. His ways, are a sign on our hand, and between our eyes, as is the mark of the beast, whose ways do you desire? Whose ways are you searching for? Thank you for reading this. I don't desire a debate, as they will go on for ever with no end in sight, as I've continually found out and have been recently reminded of with one of my most recent posts.

Nonetheless, most of what I've shared with you today, can be found in a video of someone who is an amazing preacher and teacher. Most of this information can be found in a video on youtube called, "Passion for Truth - Identity Crisis". It's incredibly long, but if you liked reading this, or have any questions, or just have the time, watch it. It's a beautiful video, letting scripture define scripture. If you wonder why the sabbath we observe is different than the sabbath that the bible gives us, and you're not afraid to break the chains of man-made law and tradition, I urge you to look more into these things. Don't take anything I'm saying 100%, be skeptical, test these things for yourself, and look into them. I could be wrong, he could be wrong, but since I've looked at the bible from this perspective, all of the contradictions, are gone. The reason faith without works was dead, the church being separate from Israel (which isn't true), dispensationalism, and many other contradictions, they vanish when you look at it from this perspective, because it's not got anything from man on it. It's just letting scripture, define scripture. Again, you can a majority of this information, in a video from Passion for Truth Ministries called "Identity Crisis".

LittleLambofJesus said:

This appears to be just another Law thread and should be moved to the appropriate board.

Sabbath and The Law
Sabbath and The Law

Sabbath day worship and keeping the law

This is a reminder of the rules. From the Statement of Purpose of this forum:

Although the Law of God is pleasing to a believer it is not a necessary requirement for salvation. (Psalms 119:174; Galatians 3:10, Galatians 5:18)

We've had some issues with this lately. Please remember that you cannot promote the idea that the Law must be kept in order to attain salvation.

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I never said the law must be kept in order to be saved. It's not what saves you. It is the result of salvation, not that which saves you. It's a result, and is not the reason.

LittleLambofJesus said:

Also, there are many good online studies concerning the 2 houses of Israel......
The Two Houses Of Israel - Here a little, there a little - Prophecy

THE TWO HOUSES OF ISRAEL
There is a general error among most Christians and a lot of Jews regarding the identity of the children of Israel. Because of a general lack of historical understanding, most Christians believe that the Jews are ALL of the people chosen by God in the Old Testament. Additionally, many Christians believe that they belong to an unrelated group known biblically as "Gentiles." In this article, we are going to show from the Scriptures that both of these conclusions are founded on incorrect assumptions...........

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I definitely believe that both of those assumptions are incorrect, as the bible tells us, that Jews are merely of the tribe of Judah, and those that place their faith on Jesus, are the lost sheep of the house of Israel. They were once gentiles, but because of Jesus, are no longer. Praise God for that.

LittleLambofJesus said:

The House of Judah consisted of Judah, Benjamin and Levi.

Paul was of the tribe of Benjamin and that tribe is listed last in Revelation.

Reve 7: (judah)"I will praise the Lord (reuben)He has looked on me (gad)granted good fortune. (asher)Happy am I (naphtali) wrestling God is (manasseh)making me to forget. (simeon)God hears me and is (levi)joined to me. He has (Issachar)purchased me (zebulun)a dwelling. (joseph)God will add to me the (benjamin)Son of His right hand."

This commentator actually identified the "Rich Man" in this parable as Judah.

Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary

LUKE 16:27
"Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' "

The fact that the rich man has five brothers is a vital clue to his true symbolic identity. Judah, the progenitor of the Jews, was the son of Jacob through Leah (Gen. 29:35).
He had five full-blooded brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, and Zebulun (Gen. 35:23).

While the significance of this seemingly pointless detail has been neglected by scholars throughout the centuries, you can be certain that it did not escape the notice of the Pharisees and scribes to which Yeshua was speaking. They thoroughly knew their history and were extremely proud of their heritage. Yeshua wanted those self-righteous Pharisees to know exactly who he was referring to with this parable. This detail cements the identity of the rich man as the House of Judah, the Jews!.............

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Right, I'm not disputing that is the rich man's identity, but that however, does in no way disproves my OP, it does go along with what I'm saying though. It's also just a cool message in general though. I didn't really realize that before, so I definitely thank you for pointing that out brother!

It proves my point when you read the chapter from the 16th verse on,

in Luke 16:16
16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Jesus tells us that the law and the prophets were preached until John came, and John then made known what it was truly about. That which was hidden was made known and clear.

Then Luke 16:17,
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Jesus tells us that it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one spot in the law to fail, meaning God will throw away His creation, before He goes back on His word. Then in Luke 16:18, He talks on exactly what my OP was about

Luke 16:18
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

This is gospel summed up right here. This is the law that Jesus fulfilled, the law that made it so that since God put us (the house of Israel) away, in order for us to remarry, and reenter into His promises, He had to die so we could then remarry and not be committing adultery. Then, it goes into the things that you're talking about, and it even shows the limited understanding that the rich man has, and the reason why Jews are the enemy to the gospel for our sakes, but our brothers in faith for the Father's. Because, the Rich man's limited understanding shows that he thought that only those who were of blood could get into the promises and enter in. It shows the lack of understanding of the rich man, and even what Jews teach today, that only those by blood are Jews, when that isn't so. Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 24:22

James 1:1

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

The reason it says the 12 tribes, was because

Ezekiel 47:23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.

Because, you get to choose which tribe you want to reside in as a former gentile. He couldn't of been talking to the 10 tribes, because at this time they didn't know who the 10 were, they were searching for them, and because they still haven't come back, they haven't been brought back by God, meaning, even today, they still don't know who they are. Well, some of us do, but not everyone.

Whoops I wrote John everywhere I meant for it to say Luke. No worries, I fixed it now.

I get mixed signals, I'm pretty sure you agree, but I can't tell 100%. I'm like 95% sure you do, because of the statement I'm going to reply to in the next sentence. Which is, that I do agree, both the Jews, and the non jewish Israelites need to come to Jesus, like asap. Some messed up things are happening right now, and we need have our eyes on the kingdom!